Something Wiki This Way Comes:

The WHAT, WHY,

& HOW

Introduction to Web 2.0

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15 YEARS AGO …

– Very few people knew what the Internet, websites or email were

– Cell phones were not common and were expensive– Sony Walkmen were state of the art– CDs were pretty cool technology– WiFi was unknown– MySpace was your house or apartment

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WHAT is Web 2.0?

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LET’S FIND OUT!

The internet has become a 2-WAY medium where people (YOU!!) are both the READER & WRITER of content

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Web 2.0Includes, but is NOT limited to:• Blogs• Wikis• RSS/Newsreaders (Aggregators)• Social Bookmarking & Tags• Podcasts• Video Blogs / Video Sharing (YouTube)• Photo Sharing (Flicker)• IM (Twitter)• Social Networking Sites (Facebook / MySpace)• ??? Who know what else is coming ???

WHAT?

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WHY should I bother?Its NOT the technology that is important,

its what technology allows us to do:

CommunicateCollaborate

Create

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BLOGShort for WEBLOG

Sample BLOG sites:• Blogger• http://www.blogger.com

•WordPress• http://www.wordpress.com

Provides

opinions or

updates on a

subject

Allows readers to respond

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WiKiHawaiian word for FAST

• A collection of Web pages that anyone can edit• World’s biggest Wiki = Wikipedia

http://cranberry-library-sandbox.wikispaces.com/

Play in the library’s

“sandbox” Wiki. You can’t hurt it!

Where to Wiki:• www.wikispaces.com• www.wetpaint.com

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RSS FeedsReally Simple Syndication

Sometimes called “readers” or “aggregators”

Allows for timely

updates from

favorite websites

to be delivered to

1 place

email

newscalendar

blog

sports scores

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Social Bookmarking & Tags

Same concept as “bookmarking” your favorite websites, but now…– You can ACCESS them from any computer that has

internet access– You can SHARE them with the world (or just your

friends)!

Deilicous

http://delicious.com/Diigo

http://www.diigo.com/

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PodcastAudio or video files that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication

-- Files download automatically -- Stored on user’s computer for easy access

WHERE TO FIND PODCASTS:• iTunes• Zune• Miro

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Video Sharing / Video Hosting

Websites that allow users to upload videos so that others can view them– Usually have the option of making the video

private or public– Most popular =

Viral Videos are clips that

gain widespread popularity

through the process of

internet sharing, usually

done through email, instant

messaging, or blogging.

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Photo Sharing

• Allows users to

upload, organize,

and share

photographs

• Some sites allow

for photo editing

Google’s Picasa

Photobucket

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Social Networking SitesMy Space, and Twitter, and Facebook … OH MY!

”We have come to the conclusion that the best analogy for FB is a cocktail party full of shallow people.” – Paul Antoline, Librarian

An online community of people who share interests/activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. • Most provide for a variety of interactions including email and instant messaging (IM)• People post “updates” about themselves, their families, their work, etc.

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In a NutshellWeb 2.0 Tools That Were Talked about

Blogs•Blogger•Wordpress

RSS Feeds

Podcast Sites•iTune•Zune•Miro

Wikis•Wikipedia•Wikispaces•Wetpaint

Social Bookmark & Tagging Sites•Diigo•Delicious

Video Sharing•YouTube

Photo Sharing & Editing•Flicker•Photobucket•Picasa•Picnik

Social Networking•MySpace•Twitter•Facebook

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How do you keep up?Or, don’t be afraid to try new things!

•Most sites will have a HELP feature, or offer a TOUR, or both!• Explore, explore, explore!•Ask someone – maybe your librarian?•Visit these websites:• TechCrunch• MoMB (Museum of Modern Betas)• KillerStartups