#22 Social Networking

I have had a facebook and myspace account for years. I have found people I haven't seen for years and use them as a way to keep up with what my friends are doing. I love the fact that you can customize them to suit your tastes, especially myspace. I've spent countless hours picking the proper backgrounds, font color, random html codes to make my myspace mine. I enjoy being able to send messages quickly to everyone. If I'm having a party, I create the event, invite people, and can track the RSVP's. I've done this several times.

Unfortunately, these sites are beginning to help discrimination. A potential employer may look at your profiles, and while never admit, may not hire you based on the content. Luckily, these sites have realized this and have many adjustable privacy features.

These sites are designed for bringing people together and that's the only way they can be used. In that respect they could be used in the library, but I don't think it would be work related necessarily. They are social sites...it's in the name of the applications.