Thing 21 - Beyond MySpace: Other Social Networks

We have been developing a ning site for MEMO members to explore as an attempt to enhance the MEMO web presence. So far, we have 35 members signed up and about a half a dozen active participants. Over the next few weeks, we are making a push for MEMO members to participate in the development of this site. If you are reading this post and interested in participating, the site can be found at http://memotech.ning.com.
I attempted to explore gather.com. However, I never received the confirmation email to fully utilize the site. I did finally spend some quality time with webjunction. I was very impressed with the resourse and features available. I plan on working with our district media specialists to encourage use of this valuable resource.
I believe that there is definitely a place for social networking within our profession. Too often media specialists and media support staff feel isolated in their day to day tasks. Social networking is a vehicle to provide needed support.