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The Rough Guide to MySpace & Online Communities 1 (Rough Guide Reference)

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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!