teens n tech: where r wii?
www.librarygeekwoes.com
Serving today… • • • • • • • A little background Cell phones MySpace WoW Wii Teen Second Life What does all this mean to me, Laura?
Where are we now?
http://flickr.com/photos/silvery/2414538926/
Browser birthday
“Not a whole lot”…?
“Not a whole lot... her computer, her iPod, her cell phone, video games, that's it pretty much.”
Teen Laura’s technology
Laura’s mom’s technology
Wifi in the womb?
Pay attention
Gadgets galore
84%
63%
Why so much technology?
CONNECTIONS
Everyone’s doing it
“Social networking penetration with teens close to 100%” Ad Age 2007
“Let there be content!”
L
…and share it
64% of online teens create content
Kiss authoritative goodbye
By 2010, 70% of all digital information being created will be user generated
YOUTH DON’T NEED ANOTHER WEBSITE.
MTV ASIA, 2008
The Myspace generation
“They live online. They buy online. They play online. Their power is growing.” --cover story, BusinessWeek
(December 12, 2005)
MySpace…get over it • It’s ugly • It’s controversial • It’s where your kids are
"Advice to parents: give your kids their (My)space" Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D
Author of Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net Generation
More from Rosen
“Parents have a total misconception about what their kids are doing online.”
More from Rosen
clueless
More from Rosen
“More than half of MySpace visitors are now age 35 or older”
comScore Media Metrix
October 2006
Libraries with MySpace
• • • • Clark County PL Worthington PL Cleveland PL OPLIN
FWIW…cell phones
http://flickr.com/photos/compujeramey/168108824/
Bloom-Carroll High School
• Rural high school • Near Lancaster • Median income is $35,509
No cell? Not cool • 91% own a cell phone • 83% text • Most important thing EVER
Cell=Swiss Army Knife?
What tools are vital? • • • • Text messaging (72%) Customize wallpaper (72%) Take digital pictures (63%) Play games (56%)
OTX (Online Testing eXchange) Nov. 2007
A new “digital divide”
Cell
No Cell
World’s first “social film” coming later this year
New words • • • • • • LOL POS IIRC YMMV WDALYIC OMG a whole new language??
Why, yes it is • • • • • • SMS language Chatspeak Txt Txtspk texting language txt talk
Cells in libraries?
What can cells do in the library?
• Contests • Access the catalog/website • Get SMS about holds, overdues
http://www.twitter.com
Video games…at school??
The Wii
“Let's get this out of the way first: the Wii's graphics look terrible compared with the competition. But within about a half hour of playing games on Nintendo's revolutionary Wii, you won't care. “
PC Magazine, 11/13/06
How long does it take to sell a Wii in the U.S.?
1 hour.
Wired, 04/23/08
It’s all about the people
Wii commercial
Wii Fit
But in MY library?
YES!
Laura’s bday present
Will be available for play during the break!
• MMORPG • Largest in the WORLD • Introduction by 12th grader
An incredible level of complexity
Seeing is believing
How can libraries support WoW?
Virtual is real
people over 30 have a bit of difficulty grasping the concept of why you’d want a digital version of yourself online.”
New York Times, Dec. 10, 2006
“Most
Eye4You Alliance
So what does all this mean to me, Laura?
Your “patrons” may not be in your tax locality
Outreach is now also digital
The word “friend” may be redefined
Experiment.
There may be no better moment, in our lifetimes, to do so.
Questions? IM: lebachai (MSN, Gtalk, Yahoo, AIM) Twitter: laurasolomon OPLIN Old-fashioned email: solomola@oplin.org Slides will be at http://www.slideshare.net/OPLIN