Tag Archives: social networking

Aug 01 0 comments
Marketing

Marketing/Outreach 2.0

The ability to syndicate media and information, as well as involve people socially, make Web 2.0 tools perfect for marketing library events or services.  More and more libraries are taking advantage of these cheap and easy options for connecting with patrons.  Here are a few ideas for how to use Web 2.0 tools in your [...]

Feb 25 0 comments
Technology

Libraries as social networkers

Meredith Farkas begins her discussion of online communities by pointing out that libraries have always been more than a simple repository of books and journals, they have also been places where the community can come together and thrive. Consequently, it is no surprise that libraries are reaching out to place themselves squarely in the communities [...]

Feb 24 0 comments
Technology

Social Networking for lurkers

Social Networking sites, like any of the 2.0 tools discussed thus far, are what you make of them.  For some, they are a portal to their friends, family, and beyond or a place where they can share aspects of themselves they thought they could share with no one else. For me, it has mostly [...]