MLA has created a Facebook event to keep people updated about the Annual Meeting. Different MLA committees, sections, councils could use the Groups feature to keep members up to date, conduct discussions, send out notices, etc.
Privacy is a concern. I had already signed up as myself on Facebook because the student group that I advise asked me to do so. Every time I added an application, I wondered what the provider of that application was going to do with my information. Joining LinkedIn felt a little strange, like I had to provide too much information. In reality, I gave it less information than I gave Facebook.
Our library has a MySpace page, but after reading the OCLC report, I wonder how much it is getting used. We have a search box to our catalog, and a Meebo widget for instant messaging right from the profile page.
I really liked adding the PubMed and WorldCat apps to my profile page in Facebook. One-stop shopping, or the illusion thereof, is always nice. It is strange to write on someone's wall, knowing that all of their friends can see my posts.
The Denver Public and Brooklyn libraries have made interesting pages. I would be interested in knowing how many hits they get, especially in light of the OCLC report.
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