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What Libraries Should Know Before Creating a Facebook Page – Libraries & Facebook Update 2

Bobbi Newman — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:03:18 +0000

Otherswise known as : I Was Wrong

My orginal warning about creating a Facebook page is still correct, the update I posted was inaccurate. I’d like to thank Elizabeth for sharing what she discovered when she created a Facebook page after my last post on Libraries and Facebook.

The new “create a page for a celebrity, band or business” link allows you to create a page using a business account.

I don’t have a Facebook account. Can I still create a Page?
Yes, you can do so by creating a Business Account. To get started, you will need to first create a Facebook Page. To start this process, please click here. Once you’ve entered in the required information, you will be asked to log in to an existing Facebook account, or create a new one. If you do not currently have a Facebook account, please select ‘I do not have a Facebook account.’ You will then need to enter your email address and date of birth. Please be aware that managing multiple accounts is a violation of Facebook’s Terms of Use. If we determine that an individual has more than one account, we reserve the right to terminate all of their accounts.

So what is the difference between a business account and a personal account?

Business accounts are designed for individuals who only want to use the site to administer Pages and their ad campaigns. For this reason, business accounts do not have the same functionality as personal accounts. Business accounts have limited access to information on the site. An individual with a business account can view all the Pages and Social Ads that they have created, however they will not be able to view the profiles of users on the site or other content on the site that does not live on the Pages they administer. In addition, business accounts cannot be found in search and cannot send or receive friend requests.

Unfortunately that business account is still tied to the page as the primary administrator. Meaning you can not remove yourself. You can promote other people to admin status but they can not remove you.

How can I transfer Page admin rights?

There is currently no way to take away admin status from the creator of a Page. However, Page admins can add or remove other admins by following these steps:

Click the “Edit Page” link below the Page’s photo. .

On the right hand side, click the “Add” link in the Admin section.

Select the friend you would like to add an admin.

Just to reiterate what this means for libraries (or any other organization) -

If the original creator leaves the organization for any reason, there is no way to remove them. (You could try to contact Facebook, but if you’ve ever done that you know how that works.) Do you really want someone who no longer works for you to have control over your page? What if they were fired, or quit in a huff? I know, in an ideal world no one would ever leave and we’d all live happily everafter, but it does happen sometimes.

Remember it’s against Facebooks ToS to have multiple accounts, doing so could lead to the cancelation of all of your accounts. So what to do? Each library will have to make that decision individually but at least know what you’re getting into.

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5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook from ReadWriteWeb

Bobbi Newman — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:10:08 +0000

Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb has put together 5 easy steps to help you stay safe on Facebook.

Make Friend Lists
Who Can See What on Your Profile
Who Can See Your Address and Phone Number
Change Who Can Find You on Facebook via Search
Stop Sharing Personal Info with Unknown Applications

Number 5 refers to an earlier post What Facebook Quizzes Know about You, I still see a LOT people taking these, so pay extra attention to this one!

They really are easy so you have no excuse go read how to do them!Similar Posts:

Libraries and Facebook pages – Update!

Bobbi Newman — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:16:15 +0000

Update 10/20/2009 This update is inaccurate, the orignal warning still stands.

Great news libraries & librarians! Your Facebook page is no longer tied to the account of the person who created it!

When you visit facebook.com you now see an option for “create a page for a celebrity, band or business”. You’ll be required to enter your full name to …” certify that you are an official representative of this brand, organization, or person and that you are permitted to create a Facebook Page for that subject.” There is a little warning about how false representation is a no-no. You will need to enter an email address and confirm it, so use a real one. But the end result is a page not tied to the profile of the person who created it! hurrah!

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Facebook’s New Privacy Features: A Complete Guide from Mashable

Bobbi Newman — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:49:21 +0000

Mashable has put together a Complete Guide, their words not mine, to Facebook Privacy settings. It covers

Profiles – did you know soon you’ll be able to have fans? Yeah they can friend you but you don’t friend them back.
Status Updates
Realtime Search – searches last 30 days of news feed activity – photos, notes, images, videos, links, and status updates, plus the old stuff, groups, apps and people.
What’s next

Go read & bookmark the whole thing quick! Cuz you know Facebook, the settings are likely to change tomorrow without warning Similar Posts:

Social network profile management

Bobbi Newman — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:09:03 +0000

Social network profile management

Greg Schwartz
Michael Porter
Sarah Houghton-Jan
Amanda Clay Powers

Greg
Identity
Digital identity mapping – online interactions make identity much more complicated
Your next employer looking for your identity will do a google search
You do not own your online identity

Tip
-own your username
- if your name is unique and can grab everywhere use it, otherwise pick something
- checkusernames.com
- join the conversation , develop your identity by participation
- listen, pay attention to what other people are saying about you
- be authentic – your digital identity should be your real identity

Amanda Clay Powers
What are we doing here anyway
How managing identity online is like managing information
We know how to manage identity because we know how to manage information (really?)
Our place is to educate people about what they are doing
Peoples perception that librarians don’t know how to help them with their online interactions
Who else is in the position to coach people with this? Who else has the number of computers we do

Sarah
Being online as the library
Register for online sites with a generic email address, not the address of a specific staff member
Quick replies to users messages
Keep it open to everyone – let anyone being your friend, other than spammers

What not to do
Register with stranger usernames
Not replying
Outdated profile information
Slow or no replies
Institutional in tone

Under management and over management, over mgmnt is just as dangerous as under dangerous

Be personable – sarah got a gig via facebook
Checkusernames.com
Opened
Claimed
Ping.fm
Atomkeep

Michael
Libraryman is his online identity
Webjunction.org – community staff for library staff

Be fun, but not too fun
Things can be misinterpreted online
Share success stories

Audience participation
Question about dual identity –
greg Schwartz talked about keeping identity separate, that in being authentic those 2 lines start to blur
sarah – you don’t have control of how other people see your identity, she posted wedding photos thinking no one would find them, but within 4 hours they were located
Michael – its hard to control, you might be able to have a separate account somewhere, but not a separate identity, thinks as tools get refined we’ll see more levels of connections, more than just friends, family etc, we care about functionality, Flickr example – what if we could group friends and allow just certain groups of friends see specific photos
Amanda – might be a generational thing too

Not everything needs to be online

Greg – everything you ever do say whatever online may eventually be shown to everyone, you never know when it will become public

Library success wiki

Sarah – if its not personal its not effective even if it is an institutional site

Greg aggregate your life stream – people are not familiar with those tools on a mass scale

Sarah – integrate your profiles, put linkedin on flickr, etc, cross pollinate, include links to all the sites on your library website

Michael – It takes research and time to things well enough, you might have to let something slide to make something else work

Amanda – ppl are overwhelmed by information, Mississippi library 2.0 Summit – to talk about tools, whats working, how its working, you have to get ahead of the curve

Audience question – single woman, online interaction can be awkward, talking the other women near where she lives, she is more interested in connecting with other people for a purpose and not really share personal information as much, we might have personal differences, but we can collaborate online without bringing that in.
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