http://www.libraryblog.net/2007/08/banning-myspace/ Be Informed Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:57:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.libraryblog.net/2007/08/banning-myspace/#comment-69 mark Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:40:09 +0000 http://www.libraryblog.net/?p=44#comment-69 I work at a public library where myspace is not banned. I dearly wish it was! It causes no end of trouble and hogs all our bandwidth. It is simply not fair that a patron who wants to look for a job or work on a resume or do some actual RESEARCH should have to wait behind some punk who can't pull his face away from all the cute little pictures of his online girlfriends. It's ridiculous! I work at a public library where myspace is not banned. I dearly wish it was! It causes no end of trouble and hogs all our bandwidth. It is simply not fair that a patron who wants to look for a job or work on a resume or do some actual RESEARCH should have to wait behind some punk who can’t pull his face away from all the cute little pictures of his online girlfriends. It’s ridiculous!

]]> http://www.libraryblog.net/2007/08/banning-myspace/#comment-68 Max Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:58:50 +0000 http://www.libraryblog.net/?p=44#comment-68 Thanks for your reply! This is a topic that definitely causes a lot of controversy. Thanks for your reply! This is a topic that definitely causes a lot of controversy.

]]> http://www.libraryblog.net/2007/08/banning-myspace/#comment-67 Twistmyarm Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:21:49 +0000 http://www.libraryblog.net/?p=44#comment-67 Our library system has banned MySpace and all social networking software. Chat was already banned. I understand the reasoning for banning MySpace (it was causing some disturbances and endangering library workers and patrons.) However, I don't think Facebook poses any danger to anyone. Facebook is like the Mac of the social networking world and MySpace is like the PC. There are far less "dangerous" things or ads on Facebook than MySpace. It just seems more guarded. I personally wish no social networking was banned. I think that the library would do well to have its own MySpace and Facebook account. Our library system has banned MySpace and all social networking software. Chat was already banned. I understand the reasoning for banning MySpace (it was causing some disturbances and endangering library workers and patrons.) However, I don’t think Facebook poses any danger to anyone. Facebook is like the Mac of the social networking world and MySpace is like the PC. There are far less “dangerous” things or ads on Facebook than MySpace. It just seems more guarded. I personally wish no social networking was banned. I think that the library would do well to have its own MySpace and Facebook account.

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