Hello all.
It’s a new year and I’d like to get you all thinking about Social Software and
the role it can play in the library and at Butler.

In short, a
Social Networking site is an online place where people can create a profile and
build a personal network that connects them with other people. There are
various kinds of sites like this, focusing on different things people are
interested in: news, photos, music, school, etc. Blogs and wikis are just the
tip of the iceberg. If you want more information, I suggest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_software

During 2007
we will be exploring the role that social networking programs can have both
within the library and across the campus. Lewis has asked me to form a
committee for just this purpose. If you’re interested in participating, please contact
me. (I’ve already had one person express interest.) As we explore social
networking for the library, we may eventually expand to include or join up with
people from other departments on campus to apply the same analytical process to
the whole campus.

For now,
here are some links to websites that serve as social networking sites, to whet
your appetite as it were.

http://www.facebook.com/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/
http://www.newscloud.com/
http://technorati.com/
http://www.flickr.com/
http://www.tagworld.com/
http://www.frappr.com/
http://groups.google.com/
http://www.myspace.com/
http://www.livejournal.com/
http://www.furl.net/
http://del.icio.us/
http://www.secondlife.com/

Thanks.
Scott

Be Sociable, Share!

• 
• 

Comments are closed