Geek Speak

I was listening to a tech podcast this morning and the group was talking about new vs. old media models, specifically the "old" media of newspapers, magazines and radio vs. the "new" media of RSS feeds and social networking. The interesting thing about the conversation was the idea that "old" media was a one way street where information was given by the providers, accepted by the receivers, and there was very little meeting in the middle or feedback. One of the defining aspects of the "new" media, however, was that it empowered the users to add their own content - collaborating with the original content providers. I was wondering if we could use this idea for the library to engage our users in conversations and collaborations through social networking services like Facebook and Twitter and through our web site.