introduction to social working for older peeps (academic types) who don't 'get it'.

1. ce On-Line Social Networking Sites

2. http://www.myspace.com/stkateslibrary Oh hey, I haven’t seen you all Semester long! Are you on Facebook? Cool! I’ll write you .

3. Question 2: Is there a way that we can use Online Social Networking Sites to connect with our current as well as new users? Question 1: Is there a way that we can use Online Social Networking Sites to connect with the student employees?

4. What are On-Line Social Networking Sites? “ Encourage and allow people to exchange Information about themselves”. (On Guard) “… is an online place where a user can create a profile and build a personal network that connects him or her to other users.” (Pew)

6. “ architecture of participation,”

7. A few Examples of Online Social Networking Sites:

11. 1995 - 1 st . Online social networking site 1997 - Business networking sites introduced 2001 - Social networking as we see today (circle of friends) 2002 - 2003/4 - 2004 -

13. Founded by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe One a failed musician, the other an entrepreneur

14. Load times faster than rival and former Social Networking giant Friendster. “ If a dog or a city or an idea had a page, they (Facebook) would delete it” (Sellers, 7). MySpace let anyone do what they wanted. “ It wasn't concocted by Silicon Valley tech types or New York bankers.” (Rosenbush)

17. Uncontrolled growth meant a desperate need for money and investors But the anti-authority mood of the site Kept most investors away Until And Rupert Murdock came a’knocking in June 2005

18. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004 with the help of his roommates: Chris Hughs & Dustin Musokvitz & with financial support fromEduardo Saverin

21. Founded by Jonathan Abrams in 2002.

22. Considered the top online social networking site until Myspace "Breakout star of 2003" by Entertainment Weekly

23. Is there a way that we can use Online Social Networking Sites to connect with the student employees?

25. Is there a way that we can use Online Social Networking Sites to connect with our current as well as new users?

31. “ the library makes information available wherever and whenever the user requires it” Chad and Miller (2005) Do Libraries Matter? http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/127580761/

34. Carnavale, Dan. “E-Mail is for old people.” Chronicle of Higher Education LIII (7) October 5, 2006: p. A27-A29 Chad , K. & Miller , P. ( 2005 ). Do libraries matter ? http://www. talis .com/downloads/white_papers/ DoLibrariesMatter . pdf accessed 1/11/07 Chrono Cracker. “Web 2.0- the Basics and what it is?” ChronoTron World Wide Weblog ( http://chronotron.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/web-20-the-basics-and-what-it-is/ ) April 9th, 2006 accessed 1/19/07 Facebook.com, a Mark Zuckerburg production. http://www.facebook.com . Accessed several times in January 2007. Friendster, Inc. http://www.friendster.com . Accessed several times January 2007. Grieg, Timothy, “What is 2.0?” ( http://timothygreig.com/archives/25 ) accessed 1/20/07 Jonathan Abrams. Bio (http://www.jabrams.com/bio/) Miles Evans, “What is Web 2.0” ( www.profitpapers.com/papers/what-is-web-20.php ) quuoting from Tim O”Reilly Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software by Tim O'Reilly . pr 06, 2006. Accessed 1/19/07 Myspace.com http://www.myspace.com . Accesses several times in January 2007 Onguard Online. “Social networking sites-A parents guide”. (http://www.onguardonline.gov/socialnetworking.html ) May, 2006 Accessed 1/18/07 Pew Internet & American Life Project, “Reports: Family, Friends & Community. Social Networking Websites and Teens: an overview. (http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/198/report_display.asp) accessed 1/18/07 Rosebush, Steve. JULY 19, 2005 “ News Corp.'s Place in MySpace” JULY 19, 2005 Business Week Online http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2005/tc20050719_5427_tc119.htm . Accesses 1/11/07 Sellers, Patricia. “Myspace Cowboys”, Fortune V.154 (5) Sept. 4, 2006. accessed online 1/17/7 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc , http://ww.wikipedia.org, accessed several times January 2007