A very basic introduction to Web2.0 presentation for a LibrariesWest training day October 07

1. An introduction to Web2.0 Claire Back

2. What is Web2.0? A perceived second generation of web-based communities and hosted services – such as social-networking sites, wikis and folksonomies – which aim to facilitate collaboration and sharing between users. Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but to changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the web. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web2.0

5. Terminology associated with Web2.0 RSS blogs wikis feeds mash-ups social networking tagging folksonomies API tag cloud social software podcasts

7. Create your own www.blogger.com www.wordpress.com

8. Library blogs

9. Finding Blogs http://blogsearch.google.com www.technorati.com

11. Web-based news readers www.google.com/reader www.bloglines.com

12. Wikis A collaborative website that can be edited by anyone with access to it

13. Library wikis

14. Create your own http://pbwiki.com www.wetpaint.com

21. Mashups A mashup is a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool….thereby creating a new and distinct web service that was not originally envisaged by either source. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_%28web_application_hybrid%29

23. Start pages

24. Social networking A social network service focuses on the building and verifying of online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others, and which necessitates the use of software. Most social network services are primarily web based and provide a collection of various ways for users to interact, such as chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging, discussion groups, and so on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking

26. The main types of social networking services are those which contain directories of some categories (such as former classmates), means to connect with friends (usually with self-description pages), and recommender systems linked to trust. Popular methods now combine many of these, with MySpace, Bebo and Facebook being the mostly widely used in 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking

29. Some statistics Top Sites in the UK Oct 07 2. Facebook 7. YouTube 9. MySpace 11. Bebo 12. Wikipedia 14. Blogger 17. Flickr http://www.alexa.com

30. Thank you for listening Any questions?