The Rough Guide to Myspace & Online Communities: From Bebo and Friendster to MySpace Music

by Peter Buckley and Rough Guides

Get beneath the hype to discover how to make the most of MySpace, Bebo, Friendster and other online communities. From Internet connection requirements and common misconceptions to the history of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843538423
• ISBN13: 9781843538424
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Rough Guides
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.7" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Get this little guide that covers most of what you need or want to know about online communities and

I loved this booklet. It is small, but stuffed with lots of content, and was very well outlined and written. It is a guide for anyone who wants to quickly get a feel for online communities, participating in online communities, building a real presence in online communities, or marketing through online communities. It is broken into six parts: 1. The basics [1-4] 2. Welcome to MySpace [5-13] 3. Make it your own [14-17] 4. MySpace music [18-20] 5. Playing it safe [21-22] 6. MySpaceology [23-24] And the six parts are broken into 24 chapters as follows: 1. The big picture 2. The networks 3. Your setup 4. Common concerns 5. MySpace FAQs 6. Your first time 7. Searching and browsing 8. Making friends 9. Mail, comments and chat 10. Groups and forums 11. Events and calendars 12. Blogging 13. More MySpace 14. Pimp your profile 15. top hacks 16. Images and photos 17. Video clips 18. Artist signup 19. Making music 20. More music 21. Avoiding trouble 22. Dealing with difficulties 23. MySpace weirdness 24. MySpace resources I got a lot from Chapter 2, which informed me of the major online communities and basic information as to who participates in them. It didn't appear that any of the ones mentioned catered to members who were over age 35. So if you plan to market to senior citizens using online communities, then you will probably have a problem! I also liked chapters 16, 17, and 19. Consultants probably should think in terms of adding streaming audio to their professional Web sites, and this booklet will help them understand how to make that happen. Also, streaming video of clips from seminars consultants provide might be a good idea to make part of their professional Web sites. And this booklet will help see how that can be done, too. All in all, this was a wonderful little booklet regarding the ins and outs of online communities with an emphasis on MySpace. 5 stars!