Thing #3: Social Networking

Karen is setting the pace for the TEAM trainers so I 'm just catching up tp her.
:)

I am not a social person but I love social networking!
- I have a facebook page and created the corresponding fanpage for the Library.
- I have a LinkedIn account.
- I have a LibraryThing account (catalog your personal books and talk about them with others) and created the corresponding Library LibraryThing page.
- I have a Flickr account (upload your pictures and share with the community) and created the corresponding Library Flickr page.
- I created the Roselle Public Library Network on Ning - an exclusive social network for patrons and staff of the Library.

For this Thing, I created an account on Eons. I had never heard of Eons and was intrigued that it was geared toward 50+. I wasn't crazy about Eons, but I probably didn't give it a fair chance - and maybe I should try mySpace next????

What features do you like or dislike about the site(s) you visited?
I really enjoy seeing what all of my "friends" are doing. Two of my kids are on Facebook and I can kind of keep up with what their doing through their postings and photos (they both know I'm on there, so it's not really like spying!).

What do you think makes them so popular?
They are so easy to use and everyone is on. It is instant communication without having to try.

Did you identifiy ways that you might be able to implement features or components of this tool in your library/work.
There is a segment of our patrons that is always online. This is where they "live." To be relavent to them, we need to live there too. We can promote the Library and Library events through our personal profiles and all of our friends are automatically in the loop! "And then they tell 2 friends; and then they tell 2 friends..." It becomes viral marketing.