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Presented to Ontario Association of Library Technicians, May 8, 2008. Conference theme was "Set Sail!"
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The Wonderful World of
Social Networking Toolspresented to Ontario Association of Library Technicians,
Kingston, May 8, 2008by Connie Crosby
Where are your social networks?
Do any of them look like this?
or this?
Where are your social networks?
book club
photography club
Spanish class
church
synagogue
temple
family reunion
night club
Where are your social networks?
book club
photography club
Spanish class
hiking groupchurch
synagogue
temple
family reunion
night club
parent-teacher groupsupport group
community group
political party
Where are your social networks?
book club
photography club
Spanish class
hiking groupchurch
synagogue
temple
family reunion
night club
parent-teacher groupsupport group
community group
political partyvolunteer fundraising group
Canadian Cancer Society
Alzheimer Society of Ontario
Run for the Cure
Friends of the Library
neighbourhood yard sale
How do you stay connected?in-person meetingstelephoneemail messageslistservsnewsletterswebsite
Generation i
Join the Conversationby
Joseph Jaffe
Who is Generation i?
Generation i
“This is the generation that has nothing to do with age but is all about mind-set.”
Generation i
“Generation i is not who you think. It’s not just the youngsters anymore, the geeks, the game-playing kids”
Generation i
“anyone young at heart, any person with a zest and zeal for life...any human who gets the social side of media.”
Generation i
“Generation i is not defined by a demographic or by a psychographic.”
Which is Generation i?
Collaboration!
tags
everyone contributesphotos ~ reviews ~ recommendations ~ stories
Social Networking Tools?
Web 2.0Social mediaNew mediaSocial networking tools
Are you onFacebook?
Who is on Facebook?
StudentsParentsLibrariesBusinessesPeople you know
OALT/ABO link
Library Technicians of Ontario Schools
MySpace
link
“Facebook for business”
Flickr
“What are you doing?”
140 text characters
Virtual worlds
You purchase the stuffed animal...
...and it comes with a key to its virtual world counterpart
Geared toward younger children
Activities for the one child, unless you have family/friends who share their code with you
Items to “buy” for your pet
Play games to earn points with which to buy the items
Older children sign up for penguin characters (avatars)
Safety and privacy are addressed
Children’s Safety Online
Never give out personal information, such as real name, age, location, phone number or school.
Children’s Safety Online
Never share your password with anyone except your parents. Someone else might use your password and pretend to be you, give out your personal information or do something that may get you into trouble.
Children’s Safety Online
Tell your parents if someone says or does something on the Internet that makes you uncomfortable, or if someone asks you for personal information.
Children’s Safety Online
Choose a username that does not reflect your real identity. Avoid names that are in any way suggestive, even if they seem innocent to you.
Children’s Safety Online
Avoid chat rooms that are not monitored by moderators.
Source: http://www.clubpenguin.com/parents/player_safety.htm
ALA - Great Web Sites for Kids
...and Second Life?
Libraries? In virtual world Second Life???
first law library in Second Life
“face-to-face” meetings of people in different geographic locations
Wikinomics book reading by Don Tapscott (in red chair)
Second Life law office of Davis LLP link
Benjamin Noble, Second Life avatar for Davis LLP lawyer
is there more?
Can social networking
save Canadian culture?
and the BIG question...
Can social networks help you...
Set Sail?
Photo by: http2007 used under Creative Commons
Social networking
build & maintain relationships with family, friends, colleagues, clients or patrons
Social networking
transcends geography
Social networking
helps us find others with the same interests, no matter how specific or esoteric
Social networking
helps us see other points of view
Social networking
makes the world a little smaller
Should libraries be in
online social networks?
Challenges!!
sign up for a Facebook account & join a groupcomment on a blogsign up for Flickr and comment on a photocomment on another blogsign for LinkIn, connect to me
Privacy Commissioner of Canada: http://tinyurl.com/2wkxhz
OCLC Report
Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World
Where do you find time for social media? Clay Shirky video - http://tinyurl.com/5o79x3
Thank youConnie Crosby
Crosby Group Consulting416-919-6719
[email protected]://conniecrosby.blogspot.com
