Social networking and jobs
Yesterday, the Metro and AM papers (not necessarily the most newsworthy papers) both included articles about social networking in their employment sections. The first talked specifically about Linkedin, and the second, about various sites, including Facebook, Linkenin, Ning, etc.
Although the information was not new, it is interesting to see what we’ve been studying being communicated to the public, to associate various Web 2.o applications with some kind of context. It was also timely in the sense that our group project is related to the use of social networking in finding jobs. The subject is obviously relevant in today’s economy.
Media attention to web 2.0 applications, especially in widely read papers like those found at subway stations, is extremely helpful in pushing the use of social networking. It also benefits libraries, validates them in a sense, which are pushing social networking sites in the pursuit of employment. It lends credibility to their web sites, programs and tutorials, and will push more people to make use of libraries and librarians as research facilities and research help.
