Facebook
Business or Institutional pages (for libraries too)
http://www.facebook.com/business/?pages
How
To Create A Business Account On Facebook Without A Personal One
http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/06/facebook-business-account/
Hennepin
County (MN) Libraries
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325
Public
Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (NC)
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8155960271
Examples
of Public Library Facebook pages to critique
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dream/smrlaexamples09.html
Facebook
ads
How
to Advertise on facebook Using Pay-Per-Click Ads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToW_1sLctDs
Some
initial thoughts on library advertising in Facebook
http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2007/12/some-initial-th.html
Facebook
Applications Directory
--LibGuides
for Facebook
Favorite
Library-Related Facebook Apps
http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/
2008/03/favorite-library-related-facebook-apps.html
Facebook Groups directory (must be logged in)
Facebook
Events (must be logged in)
--Create
an Event (must be logged in)
--Posting
items (must be logged in) (note toolbar button)
--Find
your friends on Facebook (e-mail search tool)
Library
Vendors on Facebook
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=po9znoWj5wDh8LdPROb28Eg
Law
Libraries on Facebook
http://lawlibraries.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2096787%3ABlogPost%3A1829
ALA
Members Facebook Group (must be logged in to see)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2216059283
Finding
Friends With Facebook (Wired Magazine)
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68083,00.html?tw=rss.CUL
Thoughts
on Facebook (Cornell University)
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/policy/memos/facebook.html
Facebook
for Parents (Stanford University)
http://facebookforparents.org/
Facebook
in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
Face
Value by Librarian Barbara Fister (February, 2008)
http://insidehighered.com/views/2008/02/18/fister
Public Library Examples
Denver
(CO) Public Library MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/denver_evolver
Hennepin
County (MN) Library MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/hennepincountylibrary
Teen
Librarians @ Glendale Main (Arizona)
http://www.myspace.com/teenlibrariansgpl
East
Hampton Public Library (Connecticut)
http://www.myspace.com/easthamptonlibrary
New
Britain Public Library Teens (Conn.)
http://www.myspace.com/newbritainlibraryteens
Maryland
Ask Us Now
http://www.myspace.com/askusnow
Montgomery
County Public Library Teensite (Md.)
http://www.myspace.com/mcplteensite
Examples
of Public Library MySpace pages to critique
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dream/smrlaexamples09.html
Academic Library Examples
Perry
Castenada Library (University of Texas) MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/utlibraries
Ball
State University Libraries (Indiana)
http://www.myspace.com/brackenlibrary
University
of Kentucky Libraries
(now owned by Hillary Moore
of Orange Park, Florida!)
http://www.myspace.com/uklibraries
Brooklyn
College Library
http://www.myspace.com/brooklyncollegelibrary
Find even more at...
MySpace
& Teens (a directory of libraries)
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=MySpace_%26_Teens
Library
2.0 Services to Teens - Best Practices
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Library_2.0_Services_to_
Teens_-_Best_Practices
Building Your Own MySpace Page
MySpace
home page
http://www.myspace.com/
--Terms
of service
--MySpace
in Espanol (WARNING-Visiting this link
puts a cookie in your browser that causes all subsequent MySpace pages
to be in Spanish. If this happens. and you don't want this, your must delete
or clear all cookies)
--MySpace
International
--Frequently
Asked Questions
--setting up a page and profile
--searching for friends
--uploading video and photos
--privacy settings
--bulletins
--MySpace
TV: a place for videos
--How
to Pimp Your MySpace page (video)
MySpace Editors
--NC
MySpace Layouts
--Thomas'
Myspace Editor
--PimpMySpace.org
--MySpace
Profile Editor (beta)
Dan
Ream's MySpace page
http://www.myspace.com/dreamatvcu
How
Stuff Works: MySpace
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/myspace.htm
MySpace
in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpace
No
MySpace, Facebook at Mishawaka Library (March, 2008)
http://tametheweb.com/2008/03/18/no-myspace-facebook-at-mishawaka-library/
Google
search on blocking MySpace or Facebook access in libraries
http://tinyurl.com/n7jyp7
Deleting
Online Predators Acts (DOPA) Information Packet (ALA)
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/profdev/DOPAInfoPacket.pdf
Please
tell me why MySpace is bad for libraries
http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2006/02/
please_tell_me_.html
Librarian
in Black --MySpace Discussion
http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2006/04/myspace_discuss.html
What
can and Should Libraries Do about MySpace?
http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2006/04/what_can_and_sh.html
Student
Suspended for Fake MySpace Profile (of his school principal)
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2008/10/
judge_school_was_right_to_susp.html
Libraries
in Social Networking Software
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/
libraries-in-social-networking-software/
Library
Social Software Policies
http://www.web2learning.net/archives/1250
Missouri
River Regional Library MySpace Guidelines
http://www.mrrl.org/admin/sections.php?pid=Web%20Guidelines&sec=45
10
Must-Haves for your Social Networking Policy
http://mashable.com/2009/06/02/social-media-policy-musts/
IBM's
Corporate Social Computing Guidelines
http://www.ibm.com/blogs/zz/en/guidelines.html
Examples
of Public Library Twitter pages to critique
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~dream/smrlaexamples09.html
Libraries
on Twitter
http://lindyjb.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/libraries-on-twitter-updated-list/
Library
Vendors Using Twitter
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=po9znoWj5wDh8LdPROb28Eg
Resourceshelf
on Twitter
http://twitter.com/resourceshelf
Tweetdeck
(for Twitter & Facebook Interaction and Monitoring)
http://www.tweetdeck.com/beta/
LibraryThing
http://www.librarything.com/
Library
Thing tour
http://www.librarything.com/tour/
A
Book Lover's MySpace
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6376092.html
Do
Your Own Library Thing
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1109/p25s01-stct.html
Librarians
Who LibraryThing (group)
http://www.librarything.com/groups/librarianswholibrar
The
Unsuggester
http://www.librarything.com/unsuggester
LibraryThing
webcast from Library of Congress
(about 40 minutes with
Tim Spaulding, LibraryThing creator)
http://www.loc.gov/library/webcasts/apr19-librarything/librarything.smi
Duke
University LBGT Center LibraryThing collection
http://www.librarything.com/profile/DukeLGBTCenter
Libraries
Using LibraryThing (a directory)
http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/
LTFL:Libraries_using_LibraryThing_for_Libraries
LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/
LinkedIn
FAQ
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=customer_service&trk=gfoot_help
Ten
Ways To Use LinkedIn
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/01/ten_ways_to_use.html
Linked
In: Answers
http://www.linkedin.com/answers
Linked
In Blog
http://blog.linkedin.com/
Hoover's
Connect
http://cdn.hoovers.com/images/i/landingpgs/cs95/vph_new_main.html
For the Younger Child
Club
Penguin (owned by Disney-- $5.95 per month, 700,000+ members)
http://www.clubpenguin.com/
Webkinz
(6 million unique visitors in November, 2007)
http://www.webkinz.com/
neopets
http://www.neopets.com/
Social Networks Popular
Outside the USA
list
of non-English social network sites
http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2007/06/02/list_of_nonengl.html
9158.com
(China)
http://www.9158.com/
Online
Community/Social Media SUPER List (sorted by topic/audience)
http://www.sharakarasic.com/online-community-list.html
My Own Cafe
My
Own Cafe (Southeast MA Regional Library System)
http://www.myowncafe.org/
About
My Own Cafe
http://www.myowncafe.org/Default.aspx?tabid=75
Amazing Library Site for Teens
http://www.walkingpaper.org/330
Collecta
http://www.collecta.com/
Bing
Twitter Search (Facebook coming soon)
http://www.bing.com/twitter/
Spokeo
(Use
your AOL, Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo! account and Spokeo will find your contacts
across 48 popular social networks!)
http://www.spokeo.com/public/join?b=0
Additional Readings
Friends:
Social Networking Sites for Engaged Library Services
http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/
Are
We Welcome at the Party?
http://acrlblog.org/2006/02/07/are-we-welcome-at-the-party/
Beyond
the Buzz: Planning Library Facebook Initiatives Grounded in User Needs
http://dspace.wrlc.org/bitstream/1961/5136/1/Beyond_the_Buzz.doc
Journal
of Computer-Mediated Communication
http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/index.html
BIGWIG
Social Software Showcase (American Library Assn)
http://showcase.litablog.org/index.php/Main_Page
The
Social Networking Weblog
http://www.socialnetworking-weblog.com/
Connect
Safely
http://www.connectsafely.org/
Safety
Tips/Tips for Parents (links Provided by MySpace)
http://www.myspace.com/Modules/Common/Pages/SafetyTips.aspx#
YALSA's
Teen Tech Week (March 8-14, 2009)
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teentechweek/ttw09/home.cfm
Danah Boyd ("The
high priestess of social networking")
Viewing
American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace
http://www.danah.org/papers/essays/ClassDivisions.html
Responding
to Responses to: "Viewing American class divisions
through
Facebook and MySpace"
http://www.danah.org/papers/essays/ResponseToClassDivisions.html
Taken
Out of Context: American Teen Sociality in Networked Publics
(this is Danah's Ph. D Dissertation
at Stanford)
http://www.danah.org/papers/TakenOutOfContext.pdf
apophenia
:: making connections where none previously existed
http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/
zephoria
ipseity
http://www.zephoria.org/
zephoria
(MySpace
page)
http://www.myspace.com/zapophenia
Danah
Boyd (wikipedia entry)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danah_Boyd
Danah
on O'Reilly (YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ7jnCO67m0