Social Networking

Laura Cullerton

Tools

• Linked in –groups

• Bloglines – RSS feeds and Platt College Learning Resource Center Newsletter

• Wiki – Wetpaint private wiki for Platt College students and faculty.

• Google – sites used for collaboration.

Linked in Groups – search groups, join groups, free – not blocked by most filters because not tagged as a social website.

http://www.linkedin.com/

View discussions, easier than email

See all members in group and profiles, more information than a

listserv.

When a comment is added to the discussion on linked in it is emailed to you.

Bloglines – library newsletter is a blog and you have a history of newsletters

email the url of your blog. http://www.bloglines.com

Bloglines – RSS feedclick add and then enter feed

Wetpaint wiki – educational –no adsprivate, email invite, stores passwords and links.

View discussions within wiki.

Link to other wikis of interest.Search all sites by tags. I found EBM, tutorials

Join the other wikis, weekly emails of updates and discussions on wikis.

Google – sites collaboration by group. Everyone can view by url but administrator had to add email address for people to contribute.

Must have gmail account. http://sites.google.com