"Traditional" Social Networks

• facebook | friend Rentschler [?]
  
  Create a free facebook account to find friends, groups with related interests, & to share updates, photos, & links. Second link (friend Rentschler)will take you to Rentschler's facebook page.
• MySpace [?]
  
  Create a myspace page or search for people.
• Twitter [?]
  
  Get the latest updates from the people & organizations you follow, or start tweeting to keep your own friends & family updated.

Online Reading Communities

• LibraryThing Online Book Community [?]
  
  Create a free user account on this book lover's social networking site. You can create your own virtual "library", write reviews, join groups with similar interests for online discussions, & find recommended reading by users with similar tastes.
• Shelfari Virtual Book Community | Rentschler's Shelf [?]
  
  Free social networking for booklovers-- you can create your own virtual bookshelf, rate books, join groups with similar interests, & find recommended reading by users with similar tastes.Second link takes you to Rentschler's virtual bookshelf for contemporary fiction.

Blogging

• Wordpress | Rentschler's Blog [?]
  
  Free blogging platform for serious bloggers with the option to pay for more advanced options. Second link takes you to Rentschler's blog.
• Blogger | Video Tutorial [?]
  
  Also referrred to as blogspot, this free blogging platform is good for beginning bloggers. Requires a gmail (free) email account to create account.

Wikis

• Wikispaces [?]
  
  With a free account, users can create, edit, and maintain their own wiki for communications or group projects. Settings can be controlled to only allow editing privileges by certain members and changes can be tracked through the revision history. Also allows threaded discussions per wiki page or track all discussion topics on one page.

Photo Networking

• Flickr | Our Photostream [?]
  
  Pronounced "flicker", this online photo storage lets you maintain your own online image collection or search other users' images. Requires a yahoo (free) account to register. Second link takes you to Renschler Library's flickr account.
• Picasa Web Albums [?]
  
  Free online photo storage for editing, uploading, & storing images in albums. Albums can be shared with the public or restricted to "invitees". Requires a gmail (free) email account to set up.

Video Networking

• YouTube | Rentschler Library's Channel [?]
  
  Free online video storage lets you upload and share your videos with the world. Requires either a youtube account or a google (gmail) account to access.
• Google Video [?]
  
  Free online video storage lets you upload and share your videos with the world. Requires either a google (gmail) account to access.

More from Google

• Google Sites | Video Tutorial [?]
  
  You can create a website fast and easy with no real web development knowledge, making this the perfect online resource for creating professional assignments and sharing your information with the world. Sites go live on the web without needing to find or pay for additional server space. Requires a gmail (free) email account to begin.