San Diego Mac Users Group Presentation 7 2

YOU, ME, AND US: WEB 2.0What the Social Internet can do for you.

A brief overview (as a tag cloud) of Web 2.0 concepts.

Try searching wikipedia.org for more information on each concept.

What is Web 2.0?

Tonight

Focus on what these technologies can do for you:

Blogs Wikis Collaborative Workspaces(Most of all, we’ll follow your interests)

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs organize your information chronologically Your posts appear from oldest to newest When you think ‘Blogs,’ think ‘time’

However, they have other properties Posts (small, frequent updates) Pages (permanent pages, like a website) Tags (attached to pages, organize information) Searchable

Blogs

What they can do for you: Modern HTML is really hard to learn and

write There are always more bugs to fix, more

features to add Browsers read web pages differently Blogs look the same in every browser, and

come with many templates

With a little finesse, you can turn a blog into a full featured, reliable, beautiful website.

Blog Links

Blogspot.com/Blogger.com Pros:

Available for free through Google Wide variety of templates and formats (key!) Useful for: journals, diaries

Cons: A more traditional blog, not as useful for

websites

Blog Links

Wordpress.com Pros:

Available for free, with great FAQ archives Clean, professional templates Easy to create a website using Pages, and to

update using Posts For $20, you can host your own videos (no need

for YouTube), up to 8 gigs of space Useful for: portfolios, photo blogs, and multi-

media Cons:

When features don’t work, the developers say ‘be patient’

Blog Links

My own Wordpress portfolio/blog Daniel-novak.com

Some key features: 1. Searchable2. Tagged3. Hierarchy of information (key)

What would YOU do with a blog? Let’s throw out some:

Ideas Projects

Wikis

Wikis

Wikis create relationships amongst your content Your entries can be hyperlinked together Anyone (you choose) can contribute Communities of interest Any task is easy if you chop it into small

enough pieces Or spread it out across enough people

New concept: “Aggregated Thought”

Wikis

Five things that YOU can do with a wiki:1. Micropedia

1. Wookiepedia

2. FAQ3. Consensus document4. Information Management5. Exegesis (Dissection) and Criticism

Wiki Software

Wikipedia’s software is free! What you’ll need:

Hosting MediaWiki software Time (a lot of it)

Wiki Software

Wikispaces.com An easier alternative to the Wikipedia

format Free Hosted on their servers Stores your images and movies You can choose who can read or write Makes collaboration easy

What would YOU do with a wiki? Let’s throw out some:

Ideas Projects

Collaborative Workspaces

Collaborative Workspaces

Collaborative workspaces allow you to easily work and share information with others. Version Control Documents ‘live’ on the Internet All editors have access 24/7 No more emailing files back and forth!

Collaborative Spaces

GoogleDocs Word processor, spreadsheets, and

presentations You can add participants as editors

Usually: One or two people act as

editors/organizers/assigns Several people contribute Document is roughed into a final form

View this presentation through GoogleDocs

Collaborative Spaces

Ning.com A web service that allows you to create a

social networking site for any purpose Comes with:

Instant messaging Community blog Forums User profiles

Personal example: SD One-Laptop-Per-Child Group

Collaborative Spaces

Second Life Second Life is a 3D virtual community

where users can learn and communicate in a virtual ‘space’

Some properties: Users can move freely in the environment Personalized avatars Voice/text chat

Personal example: The Inevitable Room

What would YOU do with a collaborative workspace?

Let’s throw out some: Ideas Projects

If you have any questions, feel free to email me!

Thanks!