[Web4lib] facebook for libraries

[Nicole Engard]

Just FYI - you can only harvest your inbox to find 'friends' you can't
use it to find potential fans for your page.  This is an important
distinction I repeat in my class over and over.  Friends are for your
personal profile and Fans for your page.  Pages are for
business/organizations and profiles are for people.

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Nicole C. Engard
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On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Sharon Foster <fostersm1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sure, of course. But do it personally--by voice, email, staff blog, a
> link on the library website--whatever. Don't let Facebook harvest your
> entire address book! I would be a little creeped out if I got a
> "friend" request from a library--the idea is that people become "fans"
> of libraries.
>
> Sharon M. Foster, 91.7% Librarian
> Speaker-to-Computers
> http://www.vsa-software.com/mlsportfolio/
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Brian Gray <mindspiral at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I disagree, If you pull in all the employees or others affiliated with the
>> library, it is often the best way t start spreading the word about your
>> library.
>>
>> Brian Gray
>> mindspiral at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Sharon Foster <fostersm1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> You certainly wouldn't want to do that for your library's Facebook
>>> page in any case. The point of an institutional Facebook page is for
>>> your "fans" to find you. Letting Facebook find them for you based on
>>> your email contacts is a little like grabbing people off the street
>>> and dragging them into the library.
>>>
>>> Sharon M. Foster, 91.7% Librarian
>>> Speaker-to-Computers
>>> http://www.vsa-software.com/mlsportfolio/
>>> (Caution, floating divs ahead! Please let me know about any
>>> browser-dependent weirdness you encounter.)
>>
>
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