Meebo

Thursday August 07th, 2008

Program Information:

Tutorials:

First, check out Iris Jastram's work-in-progress presentation wiki on Meebo Rooms (http://showcase.litablog.org/index.php/Iris_Jastram). She also has a flickr set detailing the process of setting up a meebo room. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pegasuslibrarian/sets/72157600315347931/detail/) Click on the images to see them fullsized and to read the notes imbedded in the images.
Also, read this great article Embedding a Librarian In Your Website Using Meebo (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1Y1-110509216.html?Q=Tech+Tips+for+Every+Librarian+Embedding+a+Librarian+in+Your+Web+Site+Using+meebo) from Computers in Libraries, 9/1/2007.
Next, go to [Meebo (http://www.meebo.com)] and create a meebo ID. Use it to bring together any other IM ID's that you've accumulated, if any. Even if you don't have other IDs, you can still use Meebo as an Instant Messenger.
Get a MeeboMe widget to put on your blog sidebar.
Write a blog post on: What if my library had a MeeboMe widget on their library home page for asking reference questions? What would be the pros and cons? What would be the main issues with making IM Reference workable?
There's no way to look for friends - you have to know what people's IDs are in order to chat with them. Many people will post their IM IDs as part of one or more of their social networking profiles. You can also choose to post your Meebo ID in your blog.

Next Assignment - Social Networking