[Publib] My Space and U Tube

[Robert L. Balliot]

Greetings,

I have never had a problem with LinkedIn.  When
I looked a the Quechup site, it seemed very ad
intensive - and nothing that was particularly
relevant to my interests.  

I guess that any site can be abused.  I think if they
have the option of invitation only, it can add a
layer of security to the process.  But, since they
are social in nature, it means that they are
geared towards open communication.

I like what I have seen in social networking software
and the functionality available from sites that host
all of the required services.  Usually, the bigger
ones are paying for the free sites with one of the
ad programs.  Some are less intrusive than others.
I think the ones that are less intrusive will be
more likely to exist for the long haul.

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Leonard [mailto:john.leonard19 at verizon.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 3:05 PM
To: mrslaurie; Celeste Fong; rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com; John Leonard;
Cherry, Kevin
Cc: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: RE: Re: [Publib] My Space and U Tube

What about LinkedIn, Ryze and all the "professional" networking sites that
are supposedly designed for grownups?
JL

>This warning about Quechup is from Boingboing.com:
>
>
>While you were Burning / vacationing / spacing out offline this Labor
>Day weekend, many folks online were hit with invitations from a social
>networking service called Quechup that violates your address book, and
>abuses user trust by spamming all your contacts. 
>


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