Social networking provides many unique opportunities for libraries to extend their public outreach. However, I don't feel that MySpace and Facebook profiles are the best ways to do so. For a start, the amount of effort that goes into updating and these profiles will most likely go unnoticed after a few months while audiences migrate to the next most-popular social networking service. Social networking fads move from site to site as one becomes more annoying/ad-dense than the other. Spam and offensive messages are also a big issue.
For the most part, social networking maniacs will spend much of their time compulsively checking other people's profiles, prowling through picture galleries, and updating their own. It seems more of a vanity than a communication tool, as Demetri Martin (hilariously!) describes:
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2 comments:
HILARIOUS video, Katie! Thanks for posting it and giving me a laugh to start my day. :)
This was VERY funny. Thanks for introducing me to Demetri Martin! I think I'll make him my Friend.
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