Comments on: How social media can hurt your library http://librarianbyday.net/2009/08/26/how-social-media-can-hurt-your-library/ Bobbi Newman | I'm not that kind of librarian Wed, 22 May 2013 08:07:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Tom http://librarianbyday.net/2009/08/26/how-social-media-can-hurt-your-library/comment-page-1/#comment-6293 Tom Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:54:34 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1795#comment-6293 Excellent point you’ve made about bad mouthing customers. People do seem to think stuff written online, even when they aren’t anonymous, seems to matter less then stuff written in the “real world”. From a marketing perspective, why do we think its okay to use social media to promote our libraries’ services and interact with patrons while using the same services to bad mouth them? Doesn’t work. What do you think of CNN’s first no-no, such announcing a new job on a network like LinkedIn, isn’t that and some other networks (professional nings perhaps?) designeed for that information? I think context is important, different networks for different info, appropriate on one not on another.

]]> By: shinylib http://librarianbyday.net/2009/08/26/how-social-media-can-hurt-your-library/comment-page-1/#comment-686 shinylib Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:20:38 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1795#comment-686 Good points, B. Last year I made the decision to just not even refer to most library interactions in the social sphere, period.

Although, yes, they are sometimes funny.

]]> By: Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/2009/08/26/how-social-media-can-hurt-your-library/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Bobbi Newman Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:31:41 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1795#comment-683 The link about being anonymous? I should have been clearer, I was referring to it because of the bigger issues and problems it addresses about anonymity rather than about her getting fired. But you’re right she did get fired after she went public with her identity. One of these might have been better
Fired Wall Street Blogger Still Blogging, No Longer Anonymous, Looking For Work, “Anonymous” Nintendo employee fired over personal blog or Another Anonymous Wall Street Blogger is Fired

]]> By: suzi w http://librarianbyday.net/2009/08/26/how-social-media-can-hurt-your-library/comment-page-1/#comment-682 suzi w Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:09:07 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1795#comment-682 For the sake of accuracy–your first link, re: the blogger formerly known as PittGirl, got fired AFTER she decided to no longer be anonymous. So she wasn’t ratted out, she came out, knowing she probably would be fired as a result. (Yes, I’m a nitpicky librarian from Pittsburgh.)

]]> By: Jeff Scott http://librarianbyday.net/2009/08/26/how-social-media-can-hurt-your-library/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Jeff Scott Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:02:28 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1795#comment-681 Good tips. It’s a very bad practice. However, it is funny to read others.

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