my space presentation
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LRC Conference Presentation on MySpace and Libraries.TRANSCRIPT
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MySpace, Ask a Librarian and Libraries
Diana Sachs-Silveira
Tampa Bay Library Consortium
Virtual Reference Manager
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Social Networking
• Create friends and groups based upon common interests
• Facebook and MySpace most popular but many other sites out there.
• Integrates Email, Chat, Blogging and sharing data
• Social networking sites drive traffic to other sites (like your site
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“There is a misconception that social networking is the exclusive domain of teenagers, but this analysis confirms that the appeal of social networking sites is far broader.”
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Facebook MySpace
• 25 million members worldwide
• Created a niche among the college crowd
• "People spend an average of 19 minutes a day on Facebook."
• Facebook was named as the second most "in" thing among undergraduates,… losing only to the iPod.
• 100 million users worldwide
• Broadest appeal across age ranges
• #1 site where people Spent time on the Internet
• Allows for lots of customization of pages including – background, music, fonts, and page layout
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http://www.myspace.com/askalibrarianfl
http://www.myspace.com/fkcc1
http://www.myspace.com/undergradlibrary
http://www.myspace.com/morrisvillecollegelibrary
http://www.myspace.com/utlibraries
http://www.myspace.com/ucclibrary
http://www.myspace.com/njitlibrary
http://www.myspace.com/wayne_college_library
http://www.myspace.com/ucfaskalibrarian
http://www.myspace.com/fiulibrary
http://www.myspace.com/wolfsonlibrary
Sample MySpace Pages
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Customize!
• Change the background, font and feel
• Add Slideshows, videos
• Add Quizzes
• Post Pictures
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Promote
• School Publications
• From Your Web site “Be Our Friend on MySpace”
• From the Reference Desk
• Make sure you have new content
• Add Comments to your friends pages
• Add Bulletins to your friends pages
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Remember…
• Be Bold• Be 2.0• Change your page often• Make New Friends• Promote your MySpace in
the library and throughout campus