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Practically Web 2.0

Practical Demonstrations of Social Software Technology

http://flickr.com/photos/thevoyagers/398768220/

Presented by: Nicole C. Engard

+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.

+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 Berners-Lee’s original vision for the WWW

+What is Web 2.0

+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

+Web 2.0 Titles

+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 MSN, Netvibes and

Pageflakes

+Harnessing Collective Intelligence

 The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki

 “Two heads are better than one.”

 Allowing the public to edit/contribute to your content will lead to more valuable content  Wikis, Tagging, Hyperlinking and Reviews

 Giving everyone a voice  Blogging

+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

+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

+So Many Tools

 RSS Feeds

 Tagging

 Blogging

 Wikis

 Widgets

 Bookmarks

 Professional Networks

 Social Networking

 Personal Libraries

 Instant Messaging

 Photo Sharing

 Self Publishing

+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

+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

+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

+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

+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

+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

+Use a Blog For…

 Delivering library news

 Providing commentary

 Book clubs

 Sharing new resources

 KEEP IN MIND: Blogs are for communication!

+Finding Blogs

 Technorati – Blog Search Engine

 Zuula – Meta Blog Search Engine

 LibWorm – Library Blog Search Engine

 LisZen – Library Blog Search Engine

 LISWiki – Listing of Library Blogs

 ASK YOUR FRIENDS!!

+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

+Wiki Tools

 Many free and affordable tools to choose from

 Wiki Matrix: www.wikimatrix.org

 Demo wiki software: opensourcecms.com

 Start with a freely hosted wiki package to learn the ropes

 Wiki Options  pbWiki  WetPaint  Wikispaces  MediaWiki  PhpWiki  Twiki

+Use a Wiki For…

 Policies and Procedures

 Documentation

 Meeting Minutes/Notes

 Conference Planning

 KEEP IN MIND: Wikis are for collaboration!

+Widgets

 Widgets are small applications you can insert into your website, wiki or blog

 Example widgets:  Grazr – 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

+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

+Social Bookmarking Tools

 del.icio.us – Share your bookmarks online

 Digg – Rate bookmarks

 StumbleUpon – Find new pages

 CiteULike – Share your academic papers

 Reddit – Rate bookmarks

+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

+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

+Instant Messaging

 Chat with your friends, colleagues and patrons as if they were on the phone

 Allows for quick message sending online

 Sign up for usernames from AIM, Yahoo! and Gtalk

 Use 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

+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

+Self Publishing

 Self Publishing allows authors to reach the long tale using Web 2.0   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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2.0 Patrons Want: Uploaded to Flickr on September 12, 2007 by libraryman

“We want to do new things with information”

+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

+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

+Learn More

 Commoncraft – Video Explanations in Plain English

 Library Success Wiki

 What I Learned Today…

 Library 2.0 Reading List

 Web 2.0 and Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software Part 1 & Part 2

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Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime

nengard@gmail.com http://web2learning.net

Thank You

My 2.0:  Flickr  Facebook  del.icio.us  Blogroll  LinkedIn  LibraryThing  SlideShare  Yelp  YouTube  DVDSpot