4. Robin Hastings Information Technology Coordinator Pretty comfortable with social media in general I want to learn about what *you* are going to do with Social Media at your library Knitter, Reader, occasional World of Warcraft player
6. Housekeeping Q&A after every section – but feel free to ask questions as they come up Breaks are 15 minutes every hour and a half or so, but if you have to run out for a second, I won’t give you the evil eye Cell phones happen – please take calls outside the room, though Speak up!
7. Outside resources http://webgoddess.wetpaint.com Comments, questions, etc. are welcome on that site Links and copies of this slide deck are there It will be up & available until Wetpaint decides to start charging… Slide decks also available via Slideshare.net/webgoddess
16. Social Networks at MRRL Flickr Rotating slideshow on home page YouTube Get videos from others & use to store staff-made videos Facebook & Twitter Communication to patrons FriendFeed Aggregate all social network activity into one place
17. Social Networks at MRRL Blogs Announcements, informational posts Library blog, Children’s blog, Reader’s Eye blog (private – licensing issues)
23. Two-way communicationPossible trolls Possible bad language Possible off-topic trolls using bad language Limited control by library Keeps blog/social site “on-message” One-way communication
27. Facebook History (closed college to wide-open present) Personal pages, fan pages, groups Requires a personal account for fan pages or groups Facebook’sToS prohibit 2 personal pages What happens when staff leave? Massively popular with (American/Canadian) patrons
31. Flickr Photo sharing Photo archiving! Widgets, badges and sharing Groups & contacts Pro vs. Free Public vs. Private Photo laws and privacy Kids and photographs
35. Twitter New vocabulary – tweeting, tweeple, etc. 140 characters – brevity counts Text-messaging for free Conversational – but limited (see 140 chars) Reusable – widgets, badges and RSS
40. YouTube Host videos, screencasts and more Find videos, favorite them, use them in your web pages/blogs/etc. Learn Create lists of “how-to” videos for patrons Create your own “how-to” videos Other options – Blip.tv, Vimeo, etc.
44. Create an account Create an account in one of these services Friend me or MRRL or Post your account information (user name or link to profile page) on the Wiki Spend 15 minutes tomorrow on your new account (posting, reading or both!)