Emerging Trends & Transformations

David Lee KingTopeka & Shawnee County Public Library

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What is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 has done a similar thing

for the web.

From Wikipedia: “a … second-generation of Internet-based services — such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies — that let people collaborate and share information online in ways previously unavailable.”

communication, conversation, participation...

Community

Web 2.0

Church 2.0

Library 2.0

Business 2.0

Advertising 2.0

Music 2.0

Museum 2.0

Glue of Web 2.0RSS

RSS ReadersTagging

Commenting

MashupsFriending

Web as Platform

User-Generated Content

1. RSS

• Does 2 things:

• subscribe to other websites that have RSS feeds (aka syndication)

• create content in one place, but display it in another place

• any content - text, photos, audio, video

RSS

2. RSS Feed Readers

3. Tagging, or Folksonomies

• Categorizing the web

• Choose personal keywords

• Browseable and searchable

• web 2.0 uses tagging

• one-on-one in the past

• maybe a letter?

• Here’s what it can be now

4. Leaving Comments

conversation

5. User-Supplied Content

• web 2.0 doesn’t exist without user generated content

• most web 2.0 sites feature “my stuff”

• text

• photos

• videos

6. Web as Platform

• web-based software

• a platform that allows people to interact

• not the usual “here’s the info about my organization”

• email is a good example

7. Mashups

• From Wikipedia: “A mashup is a website or web application that seamlessly combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience.”

• Usually via an API, RSS feed, or JavaScript

8. Friending

• Buddies, friends, contacts, followers

• Linking to friends or contacts

• sharing content

• trusted buddy list

now, let’s jump right in

blogs

what can you do with blogs?

Social Networking Sites

What can you do with Social Networking Sites?

Bookmark Managers

• AKA Social Bookmarking

• IE favorites is tied to a single PC

• Bookmark managers do the same thing…

• … but are accessible via the web!

• how it works

• add a bookmark, add tags, description, clipping

• Others can add comments, ratings

• Others can subscribe via RSS

• searchable

What can you do with Bookmark Managers?

Wiki

• What’s a Wiki?

• A website that allows anyone to add and edit content

• Great for collaborative authoring

• Tracks changes so you can revert back to older page if needed

• Monitor changes via RSS

• Searchable

• Comments can be allowed

What can you do with a Wiki?

Instant Messaging

• AKA IM

• Pretty easy – you type, hit enter, they type, hit enter, etc.

• Chat history is tracked

• Real time communication

• PCs, cell phones, PDAs all have IM

What can you do with IM?

Podcasting & Video

Creating a VideoCast

• Something to say

• Camcorder – cheapies for $30…

• Digital video editing software

• Place to store the videocast – blip.tv = free

• pricey, Takes Time, Is Very Cool.

what can you do with podcasting & video?

Why?

This is not your organization

People want to connect

People want to connect

People want to connect

Thank you!

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