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Setting the stage for Web 2.0 Phil Bradley Internet Consultant [email_address]
What is this ‘2.0’ stuff? Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes.   Wikipedia  entry
Yes… and? It’s a platform  It harnesses collective intelligence Data can be used and re-used in many ways Users are directly involved with development It’s not limited to a single device A rich user experience Tim O’Reilly ‘ What is Web 2.0?’
Yes… but? “ It’s  vacuous marketing hype” “ Web 2.0 is totally silly” “ Meaningless” “ is made entirely of pretentious self serving morons.” “ a lot of thin but very hot air blown at you by those who are convinced that having nothing to say is by no means a good reason to shut up.”
So what do I think?
I don’t care!
Seriously… I want things that work That allow me to do a job better More quickly More effectively Easier So… let’s look at what we can do, starting with better ways of doing what we do now
Let’s go through a normal day Updates and news on your subject areas of interest Checking to see if any pages have changed since you last looked at them Re-running searches for new information
RSS is your friend
News reports from the BBC
Watching pages
Searching with MSN
Incorporate that into your work
Bookmarking Limited to a specific machine Not informative Difficult to find what you wan Inflexible Cannot easily share bookmarks
 
What are the alternatives? Del.icio.us Diigo Raw Sugar …
You can: Share your bookmarks Between computers Between colleagues Between users Create bookmark sets To supplement projects To assist users Annotate (or tag) bookmarks
More options FURL SPURL SQUIDOO All ‘bookmarks on speed’ Indepth collections of your own material Not just limited to the URL or tags More flexibility
 
Talking to users Face to face Excellent, but limited Telephone Good, but limited Email Good, but limited Written I have no idea!
Consider Instant Messaging Always on Always available Can demonstrate an online search with Messenger Easy to point to/link to resources Incorporate video for face to face element
Creating communities 1 Start or Community pages GROU.PS Share bookmarks, files, photographs, weblogs, locations, to do lists – almost anything! Plum As above
Creating communities 2 Share photographs with Flickr et al A record of an event A tour around the library An introduction to/for staff Popularising the library Create fun things Posters Trading cards
Creating communities 3 Create your own search engines Rollyo Eurekster Swicki For general use For specific topics For specific groups
Creating communities 4 Create your own wiki Peanut Butter wiki Jotspot Allow users to add content, edit, amend etc Your users become your colleagues Your colleagues become your publishing partners
Creating communities 5 Weblogs Update colleagues and users A central repository of information A resource to be repackaged and recombined elsewhere (eg on a home page) A place to add your Swicki Links to other useful resources Outreach
Collaborate On documents - Writely On spreadsheets - NumSum With calendars - Planzo With training - Jybe With projects – MyWebDesktop With To Do lists – TaDaList With webpages – Conversate
Discover things! New books – Chainreading New music – Pandora Movies - Liveplasma
Podcasting and Video Create aural presentations Fun, new, easy to create Update users on the latest library news Library tours Create video presentations, share them on YouTube
In summary Outreach, outreach, outreach Users become partners Librarians become facilitators The library becomes a publisher Information becomes dynamic Change should be embraced Take control!
Thank you for listening! Phil Bradley http://www.philb.com [email_address] http://www.philbradley.typepad.com/   http://philbradley.typepad.com/i_want_to/

Web 2.0 - Setting the stage

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    Setting the stagefor Web 2.0 Phil Bradley Internet Consultant [email_address]
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    What is this‘2.0’ stuff? Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes. Wikipedia entry
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    Yes… and? It’sa platform It harnesses collective intelligence Data can be used and re-used in many ways Users are directly involved with development It’s not limited to a single device A rich user experience Tim O’Reilly ‘ What is Web 2.0?’
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    Yes… but? “It’s vacuous marketing hype” “ Web 2.0 is totally silly” “ Meaningless” “ is made entirely of pretentious self serving morons.” “ a lot of thin but very hot air blown at you by those who are convinced that having nothing to say is by no means a good reason to shut up.”
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    So what doI think?
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    Seriously… I wantthings that work That allow me to do a job better More quickly More effectively Easier So… let’s look at what we can do, starting with better ways of doing what we do now
  • 8.
    Let’s go througha normal day Updates and news on your subject areas of interest Checking to see if any pages have changed since you last looked at them Re-running searches for new information
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    Bookmarking Limited toa specific machine Not informative Difficult to find what you wan Inflexible Cannot easily share bookmarks
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    What are thealternatives? Del.icio.us Diigo Raw Sugar …
  • 17.
    You can: Shareyour bookmarks Between computers Between colleagues Between users Create bookmark sets To supplement projects To assist users Annotate (or tag) bookmarks
  • 18.
    More options FURLSPURL SQUIDOO All ‘bookmarks on speed’ Indepth collections of your own material Not just limited to the URL or tags More flexibility
  • 19.
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    Talking to usersFace to face Excellent, but limited Telephone Good, but limited Email Good, but limited Written I have no idea!
  • 21.
    Consider Instant MessagingAlways on Always available Can demonstrate an online search with Messenger Easy to point to/link to resources Incorporate video for face to face element
  • 22.
    Creating communities 1Start or Community pages GROU.PS Share bookmarks, files, photographs, weblogs, locations, to do lists – almost anything! Plum As above
  • 23.
    Creating communities 2Share photographs with Flickr et al A record of an event A tour around the library An introduction to/for staff Popularising the library Create fun things Posters Trading cards
  • 24.
    Creating communities 3Create your own search engines Rollyo Eurekster Swicki For general use For specific topics For specific groups
  • 25.
    Creating communities 4Create your own wiki Peanut Butter wiki Jotspot Allow users to add content, edit, amend etc Your users become your colleagues Your colleagues become your publishing partners
  • 26.
    Creating communities 5Weblogs Update colleagues and users A central repository of information A resource to be repackaged and recombined elsewhere (eg on a home page) A place to add your Swicki Links to other useful resources Outreach
  • 27.
    Collaborate On documents- Writely On spreadsheets - NumSum With calendars - Planzo With training - Jybe With projects – MyWebDesktop With To Do lists – TaDaList With webpages – Conversate
  • 28.
    Discover things! Newbooks – Chainreading New music – Pandora Movies - Liveplasma
  • 29.
    Podcasting and VideoCreate aural presentations Fun, new, easy to create Update users on the latest library news Library tours Create video presentations, share them on YouTube
  • 30.
    In summary Outreach,outreach, outreach Users become partners Librarians become facilitators The library becomes a publisher Information becomes dynamic Change should be embraced Take control!
  • 31.
    Thank you forlistening! Phil Bradley http://www.philb.com [email_address] http://www.philbradley.typepad.com/ http://philbradley.typepad.com/i_want_to/