Advanced Lessons

Flickr

• Free vs. Pro Account
• Your profile
• Contacts
• Tagging
• Sets
• Groups
• Comments

Tagging

Tagging topics that will be covered:

• Definition
• Who?
• What & Why?
• Where?
• How?
• Tagging in del.icio.us
• Tagging in Flickr

Myspace

Topics that will be covered:

• Profile overview
• Dashboard overview
• view bulletins
• view friends
• edit name
• edit privacy setting
• add pictures of you
• add/edit background

9. Comment on MRRL's Myspace Account

Exercise

1. Add MRRL as a friend

• Go to MRRL's Myspace Account while logged into your Myspace account
• Click on Add Me

• Click the Add To Friends button

• Wait until Robin adds you as a Myspace Friend - she'll email you to let you know she's done it

2. Leave a comment

• Scroll down to the bottom of the page, below all of the other comments, and click the Add Comment link
  
  

• Enter your comment in the "Body" box
• Click Post a Comment

• Click Post a Comment again

You are done! Go on to Lesson 9

8. Set up your own Myspace account

Exercise

1. Go to myspace.com

2. Click the "Sign Up" button

3. Fill in the account information

4. Upload a photo or skip that step (bottom of the page)

5. Invite friends or skip this step

6 . Start customizing your Myspace page - click on Edit Profile to begin

7. Libraries and MySpace

Libraries have begun using Myspace to market to their teenaged patrons. Despite a lot of controversy over the issue of Myspace in libraries, the idea of creating Library spaces in Myspace is really taking off. Read through the links below to get an idea of what different libraries are doing in Myspace and what librarians are saying about Myspace!

Resources
Libraries using Myspace

1. Library Success Wiki list of Library Myspaces
2. Yalsa's list of Library Myspaces

Librarians discussing Myspace

1. David Lee King's thoughts on Myspace
2. What I Learned Today's Myspace Rant
3. The Librarian In Black's ideas about Myspace

Media mentions of Myspace

1. US News and World Report - Decoding Myspace
2. Wired Magazine's Social Networking Safety Pages

Exercise

1. After reading through these articles, blog postings and lists, what do you think about libraries using Myspace?
2. Post on your blog answering this question and add any other thoughts you might have about Myspace and social networking in general.