Comments on: Inviting Participation, Part 5: Specific Tools – MySpace http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/30/inviting-participation-part-5-specific-tools-myspace/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:50:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kelley http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/30/inviting-participation-part-5-specific-tools-myspace/comment-page-1/#comment-5402 Kelley Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:23:29 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/30/inviting-participation-part-5-specific-tools-myspace/#comment-5402 We've made a MySpace page for our teens so far, since we see them on it constantly in our computer area. We do most of the things that you've mentioned and really making sure you market it and make it look like your audience designed it is very important. Showing that you know and at least acknowledge what they're into is a big step as well to get them to respond. We do that by having a popularmusic playlist and a well known anime character on our page. Interesting enough, one local teen on our friends list sent us a message through MySpace asking us if we had a specific book in our library. Needless to say we were surprised. Someone who might never have dared to call or come up to the desk asked us a question. If they were comfortable enough to ask then I think we must be doing something right. We’ve made a MySpace page for our teens so far, since we see them on it constantly in our computer area. We do most of the things that you’ve mentioned and really making sure you market it and make it look like your audience designed it is very important. Showing that you know and at least acknowledge what they’re into is a big step as well to get them to respond. We do that by having a popularmusic playlist and a well known anime character on our page.

Interesting enough, one local teen on our friends list sent us a message through MySpace asking us if we had a specific book in our library. Needless to say we were surprised. Someone who might never have dared to call or come up to the desk asked us a question. If they were comfortable enough to ask then I think we must be doing something right.

]]> By: Janice Banser http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/30/inviting-participation-part-5-specific-tools-myspace/comment-page-1/#comment-5322 Janice Banser Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:26:15 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/01/30/inviting-participation-part-5-specific-tools-myspace/#comment-5322 Wow, this is so timely! I have just begun building a My Space presence for our regional library. Yeah!!! :) Wow, this is so timely! I have just begun building a My Space presence for our regional library. Yeah!!! :)

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