What’s with this Web 2.0 thing? Chris Collins (SL: Fleep Tuque) UCit Instructional & Research Computing University of Cincinnati [email_address]

Learning Objectives What is Web 2.0? What’s it good for? Who’s using it? (And who isn’t?) What now?

What is Web 2.0?

What’s it good for?

Who’s using it? (And who isn’t?)

What now?

Web 1.0 (Read Only Web) UC’s Homepage Dec 1998 Images courtesy of the Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/

An evolution of technology… Advances in memory and CPU processing power Improved video rendering on the desktop Increased bandwidth (broadband) Web based audio and video streaming protocols

Advances in memory and CPU processing power

Improved video rendering on the desktop

Increased bandwidth (broadband)

Web based audio and video streaming protocols

Source: http://talk.lithium.com/lithium/blog/article?message.uid=55

Web 2.0 Is.. PRODUCER + CONSUMER = PROSUMER

PRODUCER + CONSUMER

=

PROSUMER

Web 2.0 Is.. PROSUMER http://fleeptuque.com http://ubernoggin.com

Web 2.0 Is.. PROSUMER http://wikipedia.com You can edit this page!

Web 2.0 Is.. REMOTE APPLICATIONS = NOT TIED TO PC

REMOTE

APPLICATIONS

=

NOT TIED TO PC

Web 2.0 Is.. REMOTE APPS

Web 2.0 Is.. REMOTE APPS

Web 2.0 Is.. SOCIAL = SHARING COLLABORATIVE OPEN SOURCE CRATIVE COMMONS “ MASHUPS”

SOCIAL

=

SHARING

COLLABORATIVE

OPEN SOURCE

CRATIVE COMMONS

“ MASHUPS”

Web 2.0 Is.. SOCIAL

Web 2.0 Is.. SOCIAL

Source: Forrester NACTAS Q4 2006 Devices & Access Online Survey Base: US Adult Online Consumers

Technology Adoption Curve

Where Are You?

THIS IS A PROBLEM

Source: http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Teens_Social_Media_Final.pdf

What’s happening in this gap?

Making Sense of the Chaos Browse Connect Share Explore

Browse

Connect

Share

Explore

Browser becomes command central Firefox Browser More secure than Internet Explorer Tabbed browsing Extensions + add ons = customizable

Firefox Browser

More secure than Internet Explorer

Tabbed browsing

Extensions + add ons = customizable

Browser becomes command central Google Suite

Google Suite

Connect with professionals and students LinkedIn

LinkedIn

Connect with professionals and students Facebook

Facebook

Connect with professionals and students Twitter

Twitter

Share your resources, find new resources Delicious

Delicious

Share your resources, find new resources Flickr

Flickr

Share your resources, find new resources Slideshare

Slideshare

Share your resources, find new resources Wordpress

Wordpress

Explore new digital and virtual worlds Second Life

Second

Life

Explore new digital and virtual worlds Second Life

Second

Life

Explore new digital and virtual worlds Webkinz

Webkinz