[Web4lib] OnlineSocialNetworks: Launch of New Majordomo List

[Gerry Mckiernan]

***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS***
Colleagues/

Launch of OnlineSocialNetworks Majordomo List

During the past several years, online social networking sites have
become quite pervasive within a variety of personal and professional
communities. As noted by Wikipedia,  *a social network service focuses
on the building * of online social networks for communities of people
who share interests and activities * .  Most social network services *
provide a collection of various ways for users to interact, such as
chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging,
discussion groups, * [etc.]* 

[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_service ] 

[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites ]

The list is intended to serve as a forum in which individuals of any
and all interests can discuss Any and All issues relating to Online
Social Networks, most notably their current and potential use by
libraries/librarians and/or their current/potential use within
institutions of higher learning.

Significant discussion items will be highlighted in my _Friends_ blog 

[ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/ ]

TO SUBSCRIBE to the OnlineSocialNetworks list send the following 

subscribe onlinesocialnetworks YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

TO  majordomo at iastate.edu 

Once subscribed, subscribers can post messages by sending to

onlinesocialnetworks at iastate.edu 

OnlineSocialNetworks is currently an UnModerated List.

Thanks for Your Interest!

/Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011

gerrymck at iastate.edu 

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