Practicing what many a technology pundit preaches, the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) used a number of social networking tools to conduct its Top Technology Trends forum yesterday. A web-based poll of LITA blog readers in July was used by emcee Maurice York (N. Carolina State University) to lead the expert panel in a [...]
Social Network Profile Management
Greg Schwartz: Tips to manage your identity: Own your username (look at checkusernames to see if your name has been taken). Join the conversation (if the conversation is about you, you need to say something). Listen to what others are saying about you (follow your username). Be authentic (connect your digital identity with your real [...]
Friending Libraries
Lee Rainie, Director Pew Internet & American Life Project, starting to discuss some new research on how people are using social networks. He’s already put up his slides on the Pew website. You can follow him on Twitter @lrainie. Now he’s mentioning hash tags and I’m sure hoping people will use #cil09 not what he’s [...]
