LIS 9763

1. Has your view of social software changed since starting this course? If so, how?

Hi Everyone,

Do libraries have a place within online social networks? I say yes, there is great potential to reach current and potential users in a variety of meaningful ways, but we must tread carefully into this territory. As Roush (2006) illustrates, there are huge numbers of inhabitants in social networks – 95 million MySpace users in 2006…and then came the ridiculously successful advent of Facebook. If all of these people lived in one physical place, they would make up one of the most populated countries on the globe!

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I have to say this week's readings appeal to me much more on a theoretical level (related to sociology, cultural studies, info & media studies) than on the practical level required for this course.  I found Danah Boyd's article particularly insightful; it comes as no surprise she is considered an expert on social networking sites.