Transcript + Presented by: Nicole C. Engard http://flickr.com/photos/thevoyagers/398768220/ Practically Web 2.0 Practical Demonstrations of Social Software Technology.

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Presented by:
Nicole C. Engard
http://flickr.com/photos/thevoyagers/398768220/
Practically Web 2.0
Practical Demonstrations of Social Software Technology
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History of the Web
 Berners-Lee
envisioned a read/write web
 We weren’t ready in the 1990’s for such a
big step
 We started with a read-only web
– a place where everyone could
read whatever they wanted, but
only a select few (programmers)
could write web pages.
 This was Web 1.0.
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Enter Web 2.0
 The
term "Web 2.0" began with a
conference brainstorming session between
O'Reilly and MediaLive International in
2004
 Also
referred to as the “Participatory Web”
or the “Read/Write Web”
 Fulfills
WWW
Berners-Lee’s original vision for the
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What is Web 2.0
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Web 2.0 is People
 Web
1.0 was Commerce
Web 2.0 is People
- Ross Mayfield
 The
introduction of tools like blogs, wikis,
tags, widgets and RSS have made it so that
anyone can write to the web
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Web 2.0 Titles
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Web 2.0 is Personalization
 Niche
markets and The Long Tail by Chris
Anderson
 Web
2.0 is about letting WWW users
personalize their experience
 Personalized
Homepages
 My Yahoo!, iGoogle, My
Pageflakes
MSN, Netvibes and
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Harnessing Collective Intelligence
 The Wisdom
 “Two
of Crowds by James Surowiecki
heads are better than one.”
 Allowing
the public to edit/contribute to
your content will lead to more valuable
content
 Wikis, Tagging, Hyperlinking
 Giving
everyone a voice
 Blogging
and Reviews
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Web 2.0 & Libraries
Web 2.0
changes the
balance of
power in our
libraries
Scale Uploaded on February 1, 2007 by blmurch
Slide by: Kathryn Greenhill
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Why We’re Here
 We’re
here to learn how to use Web 2.0 to
our advantage instead of letting it throw us
off balance.
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Intro
to
Web
2.0
Tools
Web 2.0 Logos Uploaded to Flickr on April 3, 2006 by jonas_therkildsen
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So Many Tools
 RSS
Feeds
 Social
Networking
 Tagging
 Personal
 Blogging
 Instant
 Wikis
 Photo
 Widgets
 Self
 Bookmarks
 Professional
Networks
Libraries
Messaging
Sharing
Publishing
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RSS Feeds
 Short
for “Real Simple Syndication”
 Originally
used to syndicate content from
another web site on your own
 Now
most commonly used to deliver web
related updates
 Makes
it easy to keep up with content from
news sites, blogs, wikis, and other web sites
without visiting them every day
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Reading RSS Feeds
 To
read RSS Feeds you need an RSS
Aggregator
 RSS
Aggregators are like inboxes for your
RSS Feeds
 With
only one RSS Aggregator you can read
new content from hundreds of web sites
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RSS Aggregators
 Come
in online and desktop varieties
 Online readers allow you to access your
subscriptions from any computer
 Desktop readers are only accessible from your
computer
 Aggregator
Options
 Bloglines/Bloglines Beta
 Google Reader
 NewsGator Suite
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Tagging/Folksonomies
 Tagging
or Folksonomies are uncontrolled
subject terms assigned by the average
person
 By ‘tagging’ articles, pages, blog
posts, etc., the lay person can easily
organize data in terms they
understand
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Blogs & Blogging
A
blog is a web site maintained by one or more
author who write on a regular basis
 Blogs
can allow for comments from readers
 Blogs
deliver content via RSS
 Blogs
started as personal journals, but can now
be found in all different flavors
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Blogging Tools
 Many
free and
affordable tools to
choose from
 Weblog
Matrix:
weblogmatrix.org
 Demo
blog software:
opensourcecms.com
 Start
with a freely
hosted blog package
to learn the ropes
 Popular Tools:
 WordPress.com
 WordPress.org
 Blogger.com
 TypePad.com
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Use a Blog For…
 Delivering
 Providing
 Book
commentary
clubs
 Sharing
 KEEP
library news
new resources
IN MIND: Blogs are for communication!
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Finding Blogs
 Technorati
 Zuula
– Meta Blog Search Engine
 LibWorm
 LisZen
– Library Blog Search Engine
– Library Blog Search Engine
 LISWiki
 ASK
– Blog Search Engine
– Listing of Library Blogs
YOUR FRIENDS!!
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Wikis
 Wiki
is the Hawaiian word for “quick”
 A Wiki
is a web site that is editable by a
group of people
 Updates
to Wiki pages
can be subscribed to
via RSS
 Wikis
keep a revision
history
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Wiki Tools
 Many
free and
affordable tools to
choose from
the ropes
 Wiki
Options
 pbWiki
 Wiki Matrix:
 WetPaint
www.wikimatrix.org
 Wikispaces
 Demo wiki software:
 MediaWiki
opensourcecms.com
 PhpWiki
 Start with a freely hosted  Twiki
wiki package to learn
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Use a Wiki For…
 Policies
and Procedures
 Documentation
 Meeting
Minutes/Notes
 Conference
 KEEP
Planning
IN MIND: Wikis are for collaboration!
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Widgets
 Widgets
are small applications you can
insert into your website, wiki or blog
 Example
 Grazr
widgets:
– Add an RSS Feed Reader to your site
 Google Calendar – Add your schedule to your
site
 AddThis – Widget to let visitors share your site
 Widgetbox – Find widgets for your site
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Social Bookmarking
 Social
Bookmarking tools allow you to share
your bookmarks with friends online
 Stores
your bookmarks online so that
they’re accessible from any computer
 Allows
for tagging of links
 Provides
RSS feeds to subscribe to updates
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Social Bookmarking Tools
 del.icio.us
 Digg
– Share your bookmarks online
– Rate bookmarks
 StumbleUpon
 CiteULike
 Reddit
– Find new pages
– Share your academic papers
– Rate bookmarks
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Professional & Social Networking
 Professional
and Social Networking sites allow you
to keep all of your contacts in one place and keep
up with them
 Professional
Networking sites focus more on
careers and professional contacts
 LinkedIn
 Social
Networking sites focus on keeping up with
friends and family
 Facebook
 MySpace
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Personal Libraries
 Creates
a space for anyone to catalog their collections
 Books
 LibraryThing
 Movies
 DVDSpot
 Movie
Collector Plus
 Music
 Discogs
Project 365 #70 Uploaded to Flickr on March 11, 2008 by vanessagx
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Instant Messaging
 Chat
with your friends, colleagues and patrons as if
they were on the phone
 Allows
 Sign
 Use
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for quick message sending online
up for usernames from AIM, Yahoo! and Gtalk
chat aggregators to use all logins at once
Meebo – online chat interface
Trillian – Windows desktop chat client for AIM & Yahoo!
Pidgin/Adium – desktop chat client for Windows & Mac
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Photo Sharing
 These
tools allow you to share your photos online
with friends and family
 You
can also remix your pictures into products like
prints, calendars, business cards, etc.
 Tools
 Flickr
 Picasa
 Photobucket
 Zooomr
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Self Publishing
 Self
Publishing allows authors to reach the long
tale using Web 2.0
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The Long Tail is all about niche markets
Web 2.0 is all about services
 Self
Publishing tools allow anyone to publish
professional looking books and sell them online
 Tools:
 Lulu
 Blurb
 TasteBook
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“We want to do new things
with information”
2.0 Patrons Want: Uploaded to Flickr on September 12, 2007 by libraryman
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Web 2.0 in Your Library
 Using Web
2.0 in your library means:
 Letting go of a certain amount of control
 Working with patrons (not just for them)
 Taking time to learn new things
 Taking time to teach new things
 Putting a human face on the library
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Take Time to Play
 There
is nothing to fear!
 Take
15 minutes each day to learn
something new
 You
can always delete what you don’t like
 Work
in groups, make it fun
 See Learning 2.0
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Learn More
 Commoncraft
 Library
 What
Success Wiki
I Learned Today…
 Library
 Web
– Video Explanations in Plain English
2.0 Reading List
2.0 and Libraries: Best Practices for Social
Software Part 1 & Part 2
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Thank
You
My 2.0:
Flickr
Facebook
del.icio.us
Blogroll
LinkedIn
LibraryThing
SlideShare
Yelp
YouTube
DVDSpot
Nicole C. Engard
Open Source Evangelist, LibLime
[email protected]
http://web2learning.net