Social Networking Made Easy with

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Social NetworkingMade Easy with

• Karen Huffman2009 Computers in Libraries

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"You can discover more about a person in an hour
of play than in a year of conversation." Plato
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What is a social network?
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Facebook Social Networkhttp//www.facebook.com

• Facebook is like
• Drinking MEGA amounts of caffeine
• High-energy dogs (e.g., Border Collie,
  Greyhound, Jack Russell Terrier)

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Ning Social Networkhttp//www.ning.com

• Ning is more like drinking half-café
• Cleaner, less hectic interface
• Site creator/administrator
• Multiple security options
• Developed around a focus, purpose

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Examples of National Geographic Sites
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Examples of Other Sites
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Personalize the ExperienceThe Importance of Play
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Marketing Outreach
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Marketing Outreach
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My Favorite Features
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Building Sustaining Communities

• Building
• Vision goals
• Passion, creativity, persistence
• Time energy
• Community drivers feeders
• Sustaining
• Community drivers feeders
• Engaged participants, personalized experiences
  WIIFM
• Trust, shared ideals

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