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SocialNetworkingSummer

Lecture(s)/Demo(s):

Steve Notes:

Disclaimer - I'm sure there are people in the class with more practical experience than me...
- Please jump in as you like
In General:
- Connect people with all different types of interests. (If you have a group of friends in person…this is the same idea but online)
- Place to meet people and communicate (but most will just meet their friends)
- From danah boyd - In Social Networks you use text, images, audio, video to create "you"
- You are who you know (everybody's famous to 15ppl)
- Put a lot of the tools we've been working with in 1 place
Other "types"
- flickr, youtube, del.icio.us all have Social Network aspects
- Groups (Yahoo, Google, MSN, etc),
  - Easy to setup - mailing lists (and archive), photo and file sharing, calendar
  - Public or Private
- Threaded Discussions (Bulletin/Message Boards, Newsgroups, Usenet)
Library Use of Social Networks
- Exposure…got to go where the people are (Access pts)
  - Teen/YA Groups
- Using it as a teaching tool (appropriateness, freedom vs. responsibility)
Some Statistics on MySpace via Wikipedia
- 3rd most popular site in US
- >100,000,000 users
- Purchased by Rupert Murdoch for 580million
- Average age @”29”

Definition(s):

Social Network Service: uses software to build online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most services are primarily web based and provide a collection of various ways for users to interact, such as chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging, discussion groups, and so on. Social networking has revolutionized the way we communicate and share information with one another in today's society. Various social networking websites are being used by millions of people everyday on a regular basis and it now seems that social networking is a part of everyday life. (Source: Wikipedia)

Lingo:

Popular Programs/Services:

MySpace (Examples: teddythedog67 and librarysteveg)
Facebook
LinkedIn (Social Networking for Professionals)
Ning (Create your own Social Network)
Dogster & Catster (Pets gotta have some fun) Petentials (all species and expert advise)

Library Example(s):

Resources/Other:

Reading:

Farkas. Social Networking, Ch.7
boyd, d. m., & Ellison, N. B. (2007). Social network sites: Definition, history, and scholarship. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), article 11.
boyd, danah. 2007. Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace . Apophenia Blog Essay. June 24 .

Watching:

PBS FrontLine: Growing Up Online
- Note: this can be upsetting, there are issues of cyberbullying, suicide and other serious concerns

Projects

Blog Posts (you can podcast if you prefer)
- What makes services like MySpace or Facebook "sticky"?
  - people spend a lot of time on these sites...why?
- boyd reading
  - what information/lessons should libraries take away from the boyd reading
- Ning
  - what advantages/limitations do you see with using a Ning?
  - how could you use a Ning in a work environment?
Subscribe to apophenia in your bloglines account
Create MySpace and Facebook accounts (xxscils598...)
- explore and set up profiles as you like
- on MySpace and Facebook add at least 5 classmates as friends
  - add me as a friend on both networks too (just know that I'll delete you after class)
Bookmark your MySpace page in your del.icio.us account
Add your MySpace URL to your blog sidebar
Optional: Trick out your myspace page

cg: I always liked Cricket Soda for editing MySpace.

kd: My brother has a cool MySpace for those who are interested in doing more with it.

kd: Interesting article today found on AOL news.

http://tinyurl.com/22475p College use of social software including social network sites