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Social Media: Is this for me?
Mary KellyLibrarian
Plymouth District LibraryLyon Township Public Library
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What is Social Media?• More than just the
Internet• Includes interactive
websites, networks, or groups
• Just about anything connecting information and people
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Who should be interested inSocial Media?
• Businesses looking to expand “presence”
• Non Profits • Hobbyists/Enthusiasts• Researchers/Genealogy• Collectors/Bargain hunters• Career Development/Job
Hunters
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Personal Profile Basics
• Description of YOU!– Share what is appropriate
to the type of media– Be appropriate
• Only include that information that you feel comfortable sharing. – Just because someone
asks doesn’t mean you have to share!
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Personal Profile Basics
• Limit descriptions that can identify you, specifically.
• Have a separate email account for online activities.
• Check with your employer about social networking policies
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• Over 500 million users• Founded in 2004 by Harvard student Mark
Zuckerberg• Attempts to model how people socialize in
real life
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• Newsfeed• Friends (contacts)• Groups/Community• Ability to share links, photos, video• Games/Applications
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Privacy Settings
• Read and ask questions before committing to anything!
• Don’t share too much even if you have nothing to hide
• “opt out” what does THAT mean?
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Facebook Privacy
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• Career/Professional Recruiting• Resume building• Job searching• Networking• Expanded services are available for more $
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• Create an online resume
• Join groups and discussions
• Find additional contacts
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• Mini or Micro “blog”• Users share snippets in
140 characters or less each message is a “tweet”
• Personal profile is limited• Users can share links and
photos• Content is public
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This is insane…why would anyone do this?
• Industry/Interests• Businesses should
pay attention!• Gossip hounds• Technology
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• Profiles• Video sharing• Comments• Channels
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• To view YouTube videos, you must have Macromedia Flash Player 7.0 or higher
• YouTube will allow upload various types of video
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YouTube Basics
• Create a profile and an account (channel)
• Save videos or “favorites”
• Upload videos
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Social Media Issues
• Privacy/Safety– No specific addresses/phone– Don’t share timetables– Any info that could be used to establish identity
(birth date, mother’s maiden name, etc)• Copyright Issues– Who owns the “content”?
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I am READY!
• Create a limited profile
• Add friends or contacts that you know PERSONALLY
• Check and Read Privacy Policy
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General Internet Safety• If it looks too good to be
true it probably is…• Anyone that wants
money/credit card info—be suspicious
• Separate your personal life from your work life
• Have separate emails for work, personal and shopping or “junk”
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Contact Me!Mary Kelly
Lyon Township LibraryEmail: [email protected]
Twitter: @librarymary40Practical Librarian
http://practicallibrarian.blogspot.comAwful Library Books
http://awfullibrarybooks.net