This week in our Learning 2.0 class, we are exploring online social networks or OSNs such as MySpace and Facebook. My gut feeling is that the library really needs a presence in the social network, simply beacuse that is where the teens are. If we want to reach them, interact with them, we need to be where they are and to use the tools they use. If we aren't there, they won't think to use us. We will become the last resort rather than the first place they think of for information.
Some other thoughts on the assignment...
I liked the Cornell University policy for Facebook. It reminded me how a year and a half ago, I googled one of our potential SRP performers and found his entry on a dating website where he described what he looked for in a potential date. TMI.
The Business Week article hammered home how so many online resources make their money from sponsorships and advertising; it makes you wonder if they can be unbiased.
As for online predators, they are out there...and they are walking around on the streets as well. We can't keep them out the cyberworld anymore than we can keep them out of our buildings. All we can do is educate parents and teens (and tweens) about the dangers and the precautions.
That is my two cents...now let's see if ComIT will let me set up a Facebook account. : )
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