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Blog Prompts

• Are you a member of any online communities?

Depends on your definition of online communities. I do email, subscribe to feeds, maintain a couple blogs, tag at delicious... Each one of those is a collection of people with common interests.

• What did you find that was interesting and that you might use later?

Found another Facebook-like social network called LinkIn.com. It's for groups of professionals. I'll try to register for it when I get time.


1. Read these articles:

• How Gather hopes to be the MySpace for Books in Publisher's Weekly
• WebJunction article: Building a Social Networking Environment at the Library

2. Join the 23 Things On a Stick Ning. Do at least 2 of the following:

• Leave comments for another member
• Upload your photos or video to the Ning
• Add the Ning badge to your blog
• Add another of the Ning widgets to your blog

3. Find another social network that might interest you. Explore the ones mentioned already or one of these suggestions:

Education

• Classroom 2.0 Ning
• College 2.0
• Teacher Librarian Ning

Music

• last.fm
• Project Playlist

Food

• Bake Space
• Open Source Food

Movies

• Flixster
• Film Crave

Books

• Whats On My Bookshelf
• Shelfari
• GoodReads

Hobbies

• Fuzzster(pets)
• Roadfly (cars)
• Crafts

Getting Things Done

• 43 Things

You get the idea; there is a social network for everyone. And, on the chance you can't find a social network that matches your interests, start one of your own.

Resources

• Wikipedia list of social network sites
• MySpace, Facebook and Other Social Networking Sites: Hot Today, Gone Tomorrow?
• Knowledge@Wharton, May 03, 2006 in
• Nine Ways to Build Your Own Social Network, TechCrunch July 24, 2007
• Tips and tools to help your nonprofit get the most out of online networks, TechSoup, May 5, 2006
• My Guide to Social Networks, a satirical article on social networks in PC Magazine