[Web4lib] facebook for libraries

[Thomas Edelblute]

I have my e-mail address hidden in my facebook display.  But I am doing it for me not the library.

Thomas Edelblute
Public Access Systems Coordinator
Anaheim Public Library

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Casey Bisson
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:54 AM
To: Nicole Engard; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] facebook for libraries


I'd be cautious about this step:

> First search your email address book to see which of your friends
> are already on Facebook by entering your webmail login information.

Entering your Gmail login credentials (or any other usernames &
passwords) at a third-party site is an invitation to trouble. Doing so
allows the third-party service complete and unrestricted access to
your entire account, and this has often been used to distribute spam
or malware.

It may seem convenient, but teaching people to do this teaches them to
be phished. Jeremy Keith explains it better than me:

http://adactio.com/journal/1357


Casey Bisson
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Plymouth State University
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