Social Networking
Oct. 20th, 2011 09:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
23thingsSpecifically Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
I have a presence on all three sites/applications.
I'm not a fan of Facebook. I don't like the seemingly-constant changes (although, in social media, that is to be expected).... or, rather, I don't mind the changes as much as I mind the lack of communication from FB about the changes, and the difficulty of finding information about the changes. Facebook is not the most intuitive social networking application. I am wary of their seeming-nonchalance concerning privacy. But it is essentially the only social networking that most of my friends and family use, so to stay connected, I stay on FB.
I do think FB can be very useful for a library or other organization, either as a bulletin board or as an interactive tool.
I'm also on Twitter. I'm more of a lurker than a Tweeter, but I receive valuable information through Twitter, and I think it can be useful for libraries the way FB can be.
I'm on LinkedIn, but I must confess, I haven't taken full advantage of it. I have some connections from library school, but I know more are out there. It's a good professional tool, and I need to work more on my profile.
There are HUNDREDS of social media sites, and I think any number of them would benefit libraries and patrons.
I have a presence on all three sites/applications.
I'm not a fan of Facebook. I don't like the seemingly-constant changes (although, in social media, that is to be expected).... or, rather, I don't mind the changes as much as I mind the lack of communication from FB about the changes, and the difficulty of finding information about the changes. Facebook is not the most intuitive social networking application. I am wary of their seeming-nonchalance concerning privacy. But it is essentially the only social networking that most of my friends and family use, so to stay connected, I stay on FB.
I do think FB can be very useful for a library or other organization, either as a bulletin board or as an interactive tool.
I'm also on Twitter. I'm more of a lurker than a Tweeter, but I receive valuable information through Twitter, and I think it can be useful for libraries the way FB can be.
I'm on LinkedIn, but I must confess, I haven't taken full advantage of it. I have some connections from library school, but I know more are out there. It's a good professional tool, and I need to work more on my profile.
There are HUNDREDS of social media sites, and I think any number of them would benefit libraries and patrons.