Social Networking

Web 2.0

New Lebanon LibraryJune 18, 2009

Marcia Mayper – info@innovative.net518.793.8012

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• What is Social Networking?• The Networks• Some Terminology• A look at the major players• Search for you or your organization• Set up a Facebook account with photo/image• Q & A

Agenda

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Social Networking

Yes, this is an old photo, of a younger Marcia

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The NetworksMost Popular

• Blogging:– www.blogger.com– www.wordpress.com

• Facebook– www.facebook.com

• Flickr– www.flickr.com

• Twitter– www.twitter.com

Social Networks• MySpace

– www.myspace.com

• YouTube (Google)– www.youtube.com

• Wikipedia– www.wikipedia.com

• LinkedIn– www.linkedin.com

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SOME TERMINOLOGY

Profile = information about you, photos, videos, can be kept private!Tags = descriptive words – helps to group like items = photos, friendsMashups = combination of various applications – links to other social networksFolksonomy = social tagging – Project = steve.museum

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BlogsGoogle’s Blogger = www.blogger.com

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BlogsWordPress = www.wordpress.com

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The Cultured Webhttp://theculturedweb.blogspot.com

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Blog Features

Free Designs =

Themes

Photos

Videos

Feedback from Readers

New post

Notifications

Stats

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Blogs I Follow…

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FACEBOOKTeens to Young Adult – www.facebook.com

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FLICKR

Photo Site www.flickr.com

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TWITTER

What are you doing?www.twitter.com

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MySpace• ….the younger set….• www.myspace.com

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YOUTUBE

Video, photos, music….www.youtube.com

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WIKIPEDIAwww.wikipedia.com

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LINKEDIN

Professional Networkwww.lindedin.com

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Slideshare• Powerpoint presentations• Word Documents

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THANK YOU!Q & A