Comments on: Widening your Nets, Decentralizing your Web Services http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/12/09/widening-your-nets-decentralizing-your-web-services/ 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 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: colleengreene http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/12/09/widening-your-nets-decentralizing-your-web-services/comment-page-1/#comment-23656 colleengreene Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:12:29 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1356#comment-23656 You make a really good point here, David, and one that I try to make when I teach local history organizations -- Facebook has a huge ready-made audience and tons of ready-made feature. <br><br>Most of these little non-profit groups & special collections don't have access to a staff developer, and many don't even have access to members who can donate quality web development time to build content and community rich applications. So, investing in a Facebook Page makes great sense for these groups, particularly since so many of their own members are already using the service.<br><br>Facebook Pages have come to be recognized as a legitimate business channel and only help to reinforce the sense of community that should exist between libraries and our patrons. <br><br>I can't help but scratch my head at libraries and other non-profits who still debate *if* they should have a Page. Not having one is such a missed opportunity. You make a really good point here, David, and one that I try to make when I teach local history organizations — Facebook has a huge ready-made audience and tons of ready-made feature.

Most of these little non-profit groups & special collections don't have access to a staff developer, and many don't even have access to members who can donate quality web development time to build content and community rich applications. So, investing in a Facebook Page makes great sense for these groups, particularly since so many of their own members are already using the service.

Facebook Pages have come to be recognized as a legitimate business channel and only help to reinforce the sense of community that should exist between libraries and our patrons.

I can't help but scratch my head at libraries and other non-profits who still debate *if* they should have a Page. Not having one is such a missed opportunity.

]]> By: David Bigwood http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/12/09/widening-your-nets-decentralizing-your-web-services/comment-page-1/#comment-23381 David Bigwood Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:10:47 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1356#comment-23381 Here at the Lunar and Planetary Institue we have just started moving in that direction. This month we have added several collections of imagery to Flickr rather than our website. We plan to continue the experiment, give it enough time and substance to see if it works. We are also curious if people will add comments, something not possible on our site. http://bit.ly/39nBph I know we are not the first to do this, all the members of the Flickr Commons were there before us. Here at the Lunar and Planetary Institue we have just started moving in that direction. This month we have added several collections of imagery to Flickr rather than our website. We plan to continue the experiment, give it enough time and substance to see if it works. We are also curious if people will add comments, something not possible on our site. http://bit.ly/39nBph

I know we are not the first to do this, all the members of the Flickr Commons were there before us.

]]> By: David Bigwood http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/12/09/widening-your-nets-decentralizing-your-web-services/comment-page-1/#comment-27259 David Bigwood Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1356#comment-27259 Here at the Lunar and Planetary Institue we have just started moving in that direction. This month we have added several collections of imagery to Flickr rather than our website. We plan to continue the experiment, give it enough time and substance to see if it works. We are also curious if people will add comments, something not possible on our site. http://bit.ly/39nBph I know we are not the first to do this, all the members of the Flickr Commons were there before us. Here at the Lunar and Planetary Institue we have just started moving in that direction. This month we have added several collections of imagery to Flickr rather than our website. We plan to continue the experiment, give it enough time and substance to see if it works. We are also curious if people will add comments, something not possible on our site. http://bit.ly/39nBph

I know we are not the first to do this, all the members of the Flickr Commons were there before us.

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