Monday, May 19, 2008
Social Networking
Oh no, I knew it would come up. I am more familiar with facebook/my space than I have been with any other technology that we have looked at so far, but I have to admit I am not a believer. I can see the potential, certainly, but there seem to be some important concerns. My main, initial concern was the amount of time people waste on their facebook pages (having just come from university, this was very evident, as a common form of procrastination was decorating one's profile, finding new friends or playing scrabble etc with people on facebook.) But it also seems concerning that people collect friends like stamps, with little intention of really having a relationship with them - the aim is just to find as many friends so that people think you are popular. And don't get me started on the whole virtual worlds thing, to me, that is just plain creepy... Or maybe I am just cynical.
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Social networking sites certainly have their critics, I guess it's a matter of deciding how and when libraries could use them. While they're not for me, personally, I see that they might be a medium for particular services and client groups.
Kathleen A.
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