Category: Social Media

NPR on Facebook and Social Media Cards

I posted this to the 23 Things Kansas listserv tonight, but loved the resources so much, I’m going to cross-blog them here.

I was quickly skimming through several blogs today and remember someone’s blog post for this week’s lesson on online communities (posted at the 23 Things Kansas website) mentioning an NPR story on Facebook as the reason she finally joined Facebook. Intrigued, I stumbled upon a couple of NPR stories from last year and thought I’d share them with you all; I don’t know if it was what she was looking for, but maybe one of these was it:

  1. Five Years of Facebook
  2. On Point with Tom Ashbrook: Facebook Culture

Also, I posted a link to this third article on the 23 Things Kansas Facebook fan page, but thought it wouldn’t hurt to re-post here:
Social Media Cards: A 2.0 Type of Business Card

Here’s a couple of paragraphs from it:

“You probably know someone just like Juli, because librarians are great at establishing relationships. Talking to patrons, figuring out what they like, helping them find exactly what they need—not a problem. But when it comes to social media, librarians struggle. There should be a policy, a schedule, someone assigned to tweet/facebook/wave for the library—right?

Not quite. The online librarian-patron relationship should be an extension of interpersonal communication. After all, the whole purpose behind social media is to aid in relationships.

Am I saying your library shouldn’t have a Facebook fan page or a Twitter account? Absolutely not. In fact, if you don’t have one now, why not? Online communities are growing, and your library needs a presence on those sites.

But let me ask you this: who do you listen to? An institution or a person you know? Without even realizing it, we ask our friends where they bought their car, if they know a good babysitter, and who cut their hair. Social media serves as a place to enhance our relationships. Since we’ve already established trust-worthy relationships with our patrons inside the library, it’s only natural that we use social media enhance our relationships with patrons virtually.” (end excerpt)

I’ve really enjoyed the comments on the 23 Things Kansas Facebook fan page about how all of you are using Facebook (click on the Facebook icon on the 23 Things Kansas website up at the top or visit http://www.facebook.com/23thingskansas). If you have a Facebook fan page or even a library website with comments enabled, have any of you been able to engage your patrons online and start conversations with them?

Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-01-20

  • Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-01-19 http://ff.im/-ew7gi #
  • @ghardin use mine 4 storage only. Read it doesnt do well 4 network connectivity; it's hooked up to a netgear wireless router thru Ethernet. in reply to ghardin #
  • Helping dad buy a new iMac for his work 🙂 #
  • @ghardin np. I'm using a netgear gigabit n router. The setup works fantastically! in reply to ghardin #
  • Dad finally replaced his 6-yr-old eMac for the funeral home w a 21" iMac. Talk abt drastic upgrade 🙂 #
  • Wishing I were back in college/grad school classes in poli sci to be able to discuss what happened tonight & why. (1 of 2) #
  • Not sure that this is simple party pushback. Is any seat "safe" in November? What is going on w American voters, esp Indep? (2 of 2) #
  • And now I return back to my library/tech world hole. #
  • @J_Nellie i buried my head back into my hole in the sand; i rarely come up for the political world 🙂 (for good reasons) in reply to J_Nellie #
  • @J_Nellie comments seemed to drop off tonight; did you get to relax and take a break? #

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Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-01-19

  • Definitely! RT @lorireed Top tech trends…maybe LearnRT should do top learning/training trends? #alamw10 @alalearning #
  • RT @lorireed Top tech trends…maybe LearnRT should do top learning/training trends? #alamw10 @alalearning #
  • Glad I have today off. #
  • have 2 or 3 blog posts swimming in my head, including getting my #23thingsks post on online communities done; first need to wake up. #
  • @wizzyrea sounds like a good day off. you're feeling better, i'm assuming? in reply to wizzyrea #
  • @bckhough re: bye bye birdie: I couldn't help it; we were rewriting the explanation & i thought it was a perfect illustration 🙂 #
  • @wizzyrea how's this: I will get one thing done today that is not work-related, & that doesn't include a nap or reading a book 🙂 #
  • @J_Nellie i shld include just "getting anything done". all I've managed to do is cuddle w cats & play on FB LOL. they're not complaining! in reply to J_Nellie #
  • i always renew mobileme acct for 3 reasons: 1) i've had that email address for 9 yrs; 2) love the gallery; 3) iphone locator (<–using now) #
  • bbq sandwich from biemers, peppermint tea & gingersnaps from worldmarket awaiting me for dinner. thx @wizzyrea for gingersnaps intro! #
  • @brewinlibrarian bravo! glad it went well! in reply to brewinlibrarian #
  • ugh someone slap me. Going to hold my nose & root for k-state tonight against Texas. I feel really pathetic and a traitor to all things KU. #
  • Remembering why I hate kstate so much. Wabash cannonball & their thuggish players. Rooting for tx now. #
  • Realized I couldn't root for either team. Too much of ku fan. Gave up on game & watched movie instead while figuring out Automator. #

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Twitter Daily Digest for 2010-01-18

  • mario's shot never gets old & don't think it ever will. still remember my scream when it happened 1st time; lost voice 4 rest of that week! #
  • @bckhough yes, spent fri & sat nights w parents; spent time w maddie & logan fri night & sat am; that alone helped me relax and rest 🙂 in reply to bckhough #
  • Thankful for friends who kick me in the seat of the pants and are honest. You know who you are! 🙂 #
  • RT @49news: First on 49 RT @lseabrook49 From Haiti to Holton: The O'Byrne famiy is finally reunited!! #49news http://bit.ly/81X4QZ #
  • @J_Nellie why ? in reply to J_Nellie #
  • KU's toughest player in 'real life' http://bit.ly/4Jn3gp #
  • nap on the plan for this afternoon. cats already curled up at feet in preparation 🙂 #
  • @librarianbyday i was able to catch yours through ustream. You did AWESOME!!! loved the "one device, one use going away" quote. 🙂 in reply to librarianbyday #
  • RT @LJWJKealing: If you haven't watched Nick Krug's timelapse from AFH yesterday, you're no #kubball fan: http://bit.ly/5iJVw1 #
  • @MLx glad you are tweeting GG. Going to try to run them thru Justin.tv; no cable for me & want 2c who wins: love blind side & glee!! in reply to MLx #
  • so glad to hear the o'byrne's finally have all their family together in holton: http://bit.ly/7Jof29 amazing. #
  • ouch. "let me get finished before nbc replaces me with jay leno." LOL #goldenglobes #
  • @MLx i want to, and need to but not sure I can handle it. You know what I mean? in reply to MLx #
  • If you haven't seen UP yet, you MUST!!! What an amazing, inspiring, incredible, beautiful story. Just won GG for best animated feature film. #
  • @rmazar i've never seen marriage portrayed better or sweeter, even in hard times. 🙂 if i ever get married, that's what i want! in reply to rmazar #
  • @ashuping didn't see coraline; actually hadn't heard of it until tonight; what's it about? in reply to ashuping #
  • @ashuping sounds intriguing. thx! in reply to ashuping #
  • Harrison ford sounds ancient. Wow. Did anyone else think he'd never get old? #
  • @ashuping will add it to the massive stack lol. in reply to ashuping #
  • Must see Julie & julia. Haven't seen it yet. #
  • @J_Nellie it's getting added for sure. in reply to J_Nellie #
  • Trying to quickly finalize #23thingsks online communities lesson w @J_Nellie that goes live at 3am. Nothing like cutting it close. #
  • Come on Jane!!!!!!! #
  • Booooooooo. Jane lynch was robbed. That's all I have to say. #
  • @infogdss29 I'm bummed too. First Matthew, now Jane??? How did she not win? in reply to infogdss29 #
  • @J_Nellie no, 2am is panic time, agreed. 🙂 in reply to J_Nellie #
  • @J_Nellie its much more doable as a team, agreed! in reply to J_Nellie #
  • @infogdss29 you think lea has any hope or did i miss that too? in reply to infogdss29 #
  • GLEE!!!!!!!!!! #
  • @infogdss29 well that made up for it, partially 🙂 in reply to infogdss29 #
  • Glee winning best comedy/musical partially made up for jane & matthew not winning acting award. #
  • @MLx loved that! Now if schools wld pay attention & recognize importance of arts ed…. in reply to MLx #
  • @buffyjhamilton oh no! in reply to buffyjhamilton #
  • K, what's so great abt the hangover? #
  • Go Sandra!!!! 🙂 Such a great movie! #
  • @MLx that was his problem. Ah. I was trying to figure out what happened. in reply to MLx #
  • Robert downey & Sherlock holmes=great movie too!! Hilarious speech. #
  • I am so thankful for boxee + justin.tv, and Spaces 🙂 they made my golden globes watching able to happen while working at same time. #
  • RT @buffyjhamilton If any1 finds cute metallic makeup bag w lipgloss & allergy meds @ networking commons or OCLC blog, pls Tweet me #alamw10 #
  • Still not going to see avatar. Even w golden globe. Cameron is overrated. Learned that w titantic. #
  • think we're getting close, @J_Nellie 🙂 this is hard work! #
  • From Haiti to Holton: Home at last: http://bit.ly/85fKAG #
  • @J_Nellie its ok 🙂 in reply to J_Nellie #
  • Today Show: Home at last: 7 Haitian orphans arrive in US: http://bit.ly/6zQPEZ #
  • @J_Nellie you have work? huh? why are we off and you aren't? is it local policy on this holiday still? 🙁 in reply to J_Nellie #

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How do I use Facebook?

This post is for part of the lesson that Janelle Mercer and I co-authored for the 23 Things Kansas lesson on Online Communities. We are both blogging about how we use Facebook, to give examples to 23 Things Kansas participants.

I’m “old” in Facebook age, joining the network back in its infancy in May 2005 when my college received access to Facebook. That was back in the day when only college students (or alums with college emails) were allowed on Facebook. In the almost five years since, my use of Facebook has drastically evolved. What originally was simply a way to stay in touch with college friends has turned into a way to connect and re-connect with friends and family that are all over the world. We can quickly see what’s going on in each others lives with just a few seconds of looking at each others’ profiles. I love it when my 3-year-old nephew has a new “Logan Show” video posted.

I also use Facebook to connect with library colleagues, getting to know them better, and share resources there. I share lots of tech resources on Facebook, although some other friends think it’s Greek most of the time! I manage the NEKLS Facebook Page for NEKLS libraries, which many of our librarians love, because NEKLS news from our various websites is fed to them right through Facebook.