Privacy & Connection - An Introduction to Social Networking

Can I brag a little? I am very lucky to work with a fantastic electronic resources librarian. She just wrote an article outlining her concerns with getting into online social networks and explaining the differences between them. I think it's great for users at any level, but would be particularly useful for people who haven't begun to poke around these sites yet.

It's published in a legal website, but totally applicable for anyone else and you might find her extra insight into privacy issues helpful if you haven't set up a "public" web presence before.

Social Networks for Law Librarians and Law Libraries, or How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Friending

By Debbie Ginsberg and Meg Kribble, Published on January 19, 2008
LLRX.com: Law and Technology Resources for Legal Professionals

In the article, she covers 4 networks that would apply to any of us: Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Ning. If anyone would like to check out an example profile, or if are already "on them" and would like to link to classmates, here are links to my profiles: