Comments on: 3. Facebook/MySpace http://www.rhastings.net/archives/87 The Intersection Of Libraries, Computers and Web Trivialities. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:37:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bobbi http://www.rhastings.net/archives/87#comment-3259 Bobbi Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:36:58 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=87#comment-3259 @Doug I've played with the Events feature, it's pretty intensive on the data entry so it really isn't worth the effort for most events, it's just too much labor. I put in the "major" events and leave it at that. Plus with the Networks aspect getting pretty much done away with they only show up to people who are fans, before they showed up in the wider network. @Doug I’ve played with the Events feature, it’s pretty intensive on the data entry so it really isn’t worth the effort for most events, it’s just too much labor. I put in the “major” events and leave it at that. Plus with the Networks aspect getting pretty much done away with they only show up to people who are fans, before they showed up in the wider network.

]]> By: Bobbi http://www.rhastings.net/archives/87#comment-3076 Bobbi Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:36:58 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=87#comment-3076 @Doug I've played with the Events feature, it's pretty intensive on the data entry so it really isn't worth the effort for most events, it's just too much labor. I put in the "major" events and leave it at that. Plus with the Networks aspect getting pretty much done away with they only show up to people who are fans, before they showed up in the wider network. @Doug I’ve played with the Events feature, it’s pretty intensive on the data entry so it really isn’t worth the effort for most events, it’s just too much labor. I put in the “major” events and leave it at that. Plus with the Networks aspect getting pretty much done away with they only show up to people who are fans, before they showed up in the wider network.

]]> By: Doug http://www.rhastings.net/archives/87#comment-3258 Doug Fri, 09 May 2008 00:19:16 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=87#comment-3258 The "Events" application in Facebook would seem to be extremely useful for a Library or any other business/organization. It wouldn't be a bad idea for the Science Dept here at JCCC to create an account for just such a reason. We have lots of events that go largely unnoticed because of the lack of publicity on media that students are likely to consume. The “Events” application in Facebook would seem to be extremely useful for a Library or any other business/organization. It wouldn’t be a bad idea for the Science Dept here at JCCC to create an account for just such a reason. We have lots of events that go largely unnoticed because of the lack of publicity on media that students are likely to consume.

]]> By: Doug http://www.rhastings.net/archives/87#comment-2964 Doug Thu, 08 May 2008 18:19:16 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=87#comment-2964 The "Events" application in Facebook would seem to be extremely useful for a Library or any other business/organization. It wouldn't be a bad idea for the Science Dept here at JCCC to create an account for just such a reason. We have lots of events that go largely unnoticed because of the lack of publicity on media that students are likely to consume. The “Events” application in Facebook would seem to be extremely useful for a Library or any other business/organization. It wouldn’t be a bad idea for the Science Dept here at JCCC to create an account for just such a reason. We have lots of events that go largely unnoticed because of the lack of publicity on media that students are likely to consume.

]]> By: Bobbi Newman http://www.rhastings.net/archives/87#comment-3257 Bobbi Newman Sat, 03 May 2008 23:38:25 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=87#comment-3257 One of the interesting aspects of Facebook is it allows Libraries to create Page, which people before fans of. Or you can create a Group, which people join. These two aspects work differently, Pages allow you to send out an update to fans while Groups allow you to post events in your area. <br><br>I've been playing with both for my library to see what gets more interaction from patrons, but they are both fairly new so I can't claim one is better than the other at this point. One of the interesting aspects of Facebook is it allows Libraries to create Page, which people before fans of. Or you can create a Group, which people join. These two aspects work differently, Pages allow you to send out an update to fans while Groups allow you to post events in your area.

I’ve been playing with both for my library to see what gets more interaction from patrons, but they are both fairly new so I can’t claim one is better than the other at this point.

]]> By: Bobbi Newman http://www.rhastings.net/archives/87#comment-2928 Bobbi Newman Sat, 03 May 2008 17:38:25 +0000 http://www.rhastings.net/?p=87#comment-2928 One of the interesting aspects of Facebook is it allows Libraries to create Page, which people before fans of. Or you can create a Group, which people join. These two aspects work differently, Pages allow you to send out an update to fans while Groups allow you to post events in your area. I've been playing with both for my library to see what gets more interaction from patrons, but they are both fairly new so I can't claim one is better than the other at this point. One of the interesting aspects of Facebook is it allows Libraries to create Page, which people before fans of. Or you can create a Group, which people join. These two aspects work differently, Pages allow you to send out an update to fans while Groups allow you to post events in your area.

I’ve been playing with both for my library to see what gets more interaction from patrons, but they are both fairly new so I can’t claim one is better than the other at this point.

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