What in the World is What in the World is Web 2.0?Web 2.0?

(And, Why Should You Care)(And, Why Should You Care)

Amy J. Kearns, MLISPresident, NJLA Information Technology Section

Program Coordinator, CJRLCAmy.Kearns@gmail.com

NJALA, 2008

A little bit about me …A little bit about me …

Graduate, School of Communication, Information and Library Science (MLIS)

Public Libraries

Program Coordinator

“Techie”

Part-Time Lecturer, Rutgers

http://www.librarygarden.blogspot.com

Blogger:

Who Are You!?Who Are You!?

AssumptionsAssumptions

Different levels◦Skills◦Knowledge◦Comfort◦Interest

Computers – Email, at leastBuzz Words – Curiosity ????

Today . . . Today . . .

Describe Difference Between “1.0” and “2.0”

Name Some “2.0” technologies

IdentifyAdvantages of “2.0” approaches and technologies

ExpectationsExpectations

What in the world!?What in the world!?

Web 2.0RSS Feeds

BlogsWikis

Social Software

The InternetThe Internet

communication

information

fun!

businesseducation

work

Web 2.0Web 2.0

BuzzzzzzzzzWords

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In studying and/or promoting web-technology, the phrase Web 2.0 can refer to a trend in web design and development — a perceived second generation of web-based communities and hosted services (such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies) which aim to facilitate creativity, collaboration, and sharing between users.

The term gained currency following the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.[2][3] 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 webs.

Web 2.0Web 2.0

An IBM social-networking analyst, Dario de Judicibus, has proposed a different definition which focuses more on social interactions and on architectural implementation:

"Web 2.0 is a knowledge-oriented environment where human interactions generate content that is published, managed and used through network applications in a service-oriented architecture."

Web as participation/participatory webWeb as participation/participatory web

build on the interactive facilitiesusers can own the dataencourages users to add value to the application

as they use itrich, user-friendly interfacemay also have social-networking aspects

VS

limited visitors to viewing and whose content only the site's owner could modify

Web 2.0Web 2.0

NOT JUST TECHNOLOGY!

- Philosophy (customer service)

- Zeitgeist - the spirit of the age, the mind of the time

- SHARING:

http://www.slideshare.net/akearns

So What!?So What!?

EXPECTATIONS

GO UPBut

DO NOTGo D O

W N

So What!?So What!?

CUSTOMERS

Are Using (or want to)

Have Expectations

So What?!So What?!

YOU

CAN USE!

CAN HELP!

RSS – the “glue”RSS – the “glue”

RSSReally Simple Syndication

(Atom, XML, etc.)

RSS = Information ManagementRSS = Information Management

SyndicationAssociated Press - newspapers

Images used with permission from Peter Bromberg: http://librarygarden.pbwiki.com/Pete's+Favorites

What RSS “looks” likeWhat RSS “looks” like

RSS – Where? What?RSS – Where? What?

Create “custom newspaper”

Blogs

“Feed Readers”

E-mail

RSS is EVERYWHERE!RSS is EVERYWHERE!

BBC, ESPN, The White House!BBC, ESPN, The White House!

Databases – right in the library!Databases – right in the library!

Ann Arbor District Library Ann Arbor District Library

RSSRSS

RSS Feed Readershttp://www.bloglines.comhttp://www.netvibes.com/http://www.pageflakes.com/

E-mail

WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?

WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?

How Do I Use It?

Blogs Websites

Blogs Blogs

Web + Log = “Blog”

“As of December 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112 million blogs”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlogFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

HowStuffWorks – How Blogs Work http://computer.howstuffworks.com/blog.htm

BlogsBlogs

Free Blog-Creating Software

http://www.blogger.com (Google)http://www.wordpress.comhttp://www.typepad.com

New York Times BlogsNew York Times Blogs

All Sorts of Blogs!All Sorts of Blogs!

BlogsBlogs

Your Library!

Google Blog Search Google Blog Search

WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?

How Do I Use It?

Blah blah blah blah

Blah blah blah blah

WikisWikis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WikisWikis

Free Wiki-Creating Softwarehttp://www.pbwiki.comhttp://www.wetpaint.comhttp://www.wikispaces.com

http://librarygarden.pbwiki.com/http://librarygarden.pbwiki.com/

WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?

How Do I Use It?

wiki

Social SitesSocial Sites

MySpaceFacebookFlickrPandoraFastCompany.comRavelry

WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?

How Do I Use It?

QUESTIONS!?QUESTIONS!?

Thank You!Thank You!