All I can say is wow! Some of those Social Media Services I had never even heard of. I can see why bigger libraries hire staff just to develope and maitain these sites. As I said before, small libraries have a big job of finding one or two that works for them and their patrons and do it well.
Right now I am using Facebook as an outreach to the community. I try to keep it updated two to three times a week, although I have noticed a dip in those who interact and the number of people who have seen it. I'm always trying new ways to interest my audience but I think alot of people are burnt out on Facebook. It might be interesting to try a Teen page and a regular page to seperate the young adult audience and make them feel special.
I also liked using pinterest for the library. I saw a lot of neat stuff to do with that. I loved shelfari and have set up a personal account. I am in the process of making a library account and thought I could use it to announce new books we get into the library but I haven't made it public yet as I am still figuring out how to utalize it the best and use it as advertising for the library.
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