The world has changed. I see it in the water. I feel it in the Earth. I smell it in the air. Galadriel, Lady of Light J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

The world has changed.

I see it in the water.

I feel it in the Earth.

I smell it in the air.

Galadriel, Lady of Light

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

Web 2.0 The Coming of the Storm by Keith McVean April 13, 2007

What We’re Covering Where the Internet used to be Where the Internet is now and why Some of the technologies driving things (RSS, Wikis, etc.) How this affects you

Where the Internet used to be

Where the Internet is now and why

Some of the technologies driving things (RSS, Wikis, etc.)

How this affects you

What We’re Not Covering All the technologies that are Web 2.0 (AJAX, Podcasting, etc.) How to use the thousands of Web 2.0 websites and services (see handout) Where the Internet will be in the future

All the technologies that are Web 2.0 (AJAX, Podcasting, etc.)

How to use the thousands of Web 2.0 websites and services (see handout)

Where the Internet will be in the future

In The Beginning – Web 1.0 Web 1.0? (term was never used) From creation of the web until circa 1995. (Some websites are still Web 1.0) Companies used one-way communication in “corporate-speak” much like a brochure

Web 1.0? (term was never used)

From creation of the web until circa 1995. (Some websites are still Web 1.0)

Companies used one-way communication in “corporate-speak” much like a brochure

In The Beginning – Web 1.0 Portals are huge! (Everything you want in one place) Altavista, Excite, even Disney tried to become “the” portal. Yahoo! was king!

Portals are huge! (Everything you want in one place)

Altavista, Excite, even Disney tried to become “the” portal.

Yahoo! was king!

In The Beginning – Web 1.0 Personal homepages are huge! Numerous companies provided free space to host personal websites on the Internet Geocities was king!

Personal homepages are huge!

Numerous companies provided free space to host personal websites on the Internet

Geocities was king!

In The Beginning – Web 1.0 $3,600,000,000 Yahoo! Paid For Geocities in 1998 (That’s American Dollars!) So Yahoo took over the world right?

$3,600,000,000

Yahoo! Paid For Geocities in 1998

(That’s American Dollars!)

So Yahoo took over the world right?

In The Beginning – Web 1.0 WRONG!

WRONG!

In The Beginning – Web 1.0 What Happened?

What Happened?

In The Beginning – Web 1.0 What Happened? Lots!

What Happened?

Lots!

Why Web 2.0? The fad of personal web pages passed People wanted to communicate – not write web pages!

The fad of personal web pages passed

People wanted to communicate – not write web pages!

Why Web 2.0? New technologies allowed for more user participation and required less knowledge and effort to post to the Internet Critical mass of people with easy, high-speed access to the Internet

New technologies allowed for more user participation and required less knowledge and effort to post to the Internet

Critical mass of people with easy, high-speed access to the Internet

Why Web 2.0? More and more data available on the web Generation X and the Millennials! (Multitasking)

More and more data available on the web

Generation X and the Millennials! (Multitasking)

What is Web 2.0? Collaboration Sharing Choice

Collaboration

Sharing

Choice

What is Web 2.0? Users in charge – no central authority Direct and open communication Trust is assumed by default Open standards (nothing proprietary) Mix and match of services (Mashups)

Users in charge – no central authority

Direct and open communication

Trust is assumed by default

Open standards (nothing proprietary)

Mix and match of services (Mashups)

What is Web 2.0? Users in charge – no central authority Reuse is allowed Powerful and easy to use interfaces Continuous beta

Users in charge – no central authority

Reuse is allowed

Powerful and easy to use interfaces

Continuous beta

What is Web 2.0? Social Networks Blogs RSS Social Bookmarking Wikis File-sharing

Social Networks

Blogs

RSS

Social Bookmarking

Wikis

File-sharing

Rise of Social Networks Social Networking allows people to create and extend relationships online Online profiles, blogs, and other technologies allow people to keep in touch, organize events, and even act as support groups

Social Networking allows people to create and extend relationships online

Online profiles, blogs, and other technologies allow people to keep in touch, organize events, and even act as support groups

Rise of Social Networks – Why? Trying to connect with strangers… With similar interests can be difficult Anonymously increases people’s comfort level Acts like an advertisement

Trying to connect with strangers…

With similar interests can be difficult

Anonymously increases people’s comfort level

Acts like an advertisement

Rise of Social Networks – Why? Trying to connect with friends… Is easier for reaching many friends simultaneously and organizing them Is easier when you can keep up with their lives through tools supplied Can create a sense of community

Trying to connect with friends…

Is easier for reaching many friends simultaneously and organizing them

Is easier when you can keep up with their lives through tools supplied

Can create a sense of community

Rise of Social Networks Keith’s Roommates Keith Will Rachel

Rise of Social Networks Keith’s Friends Will Alana Keith Will Rachel Jess Larissa Amanda John Bryan Bill Tasha

Rise of Social Networks Keith’s Friends Know Each Other… Alana Will Rachel Jess Larissa Amanda John Bryan Bill Tasha Keith

Rise of Social Networks Keith’s Friends Have Friends John Bryan Bill Sue Brodie Dave Sonia Steve Guy From Work People From Linux Cafe Karina Dana Martial Arts People Lemon Tart Cooking Wife Teacher Mom Alana’s Sister Diving People Caving People Alana Keith Tasha Larissa Jess Will Amanda Rachel

Rise of Social Networks - Sites Classmates.com Facebook LiveJournal MySpace OKCupid SixDegrees.com And Many More!

Classmates.com

Facebook

LiveJournal

MySpace

OKCupid

SixDegrees.com

Power of the Blog A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order - Wikipedia An online journal where people can people can read your frank comments and comment on them - Keith

A blog is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order

- Wikipedia

An online journal where people can people can read your frank comments and comment on them

- Keith

Power of the Blog

Power of the Blog In November 2006, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 57 million blogs In 2007 it is predicted that blogs will peak at 100 million

In November 2006, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 57 million blogs

In 2007 it is predicted that blogs will peak at 100 million

Power of the Blog Allows quick and easy posts online User can control who can see their posts User can talk frankly What can we post about?

Allows quick and easy posts online

User can control who can see their posts

User can talk frankly

What can we post about?

Power of the Blog Your Life News Politics Events Issues Stories Hobbies Jokes

Your Life

News

Politics

Events

Issues

Stories

Hobbies

Jokes

Power of the Blog Your Life News Politics Events Issues Stories Hobbies Jokes Anything you like!

Your Life

News

Politics

Events

Issues

Stories

Hobbies

Jokes

Power of the Blog Famous things that have happened because of blogs Dan Rather resigned from CBS Trent Lott resigned as the Senate Majority Leader

Famous things that have happened because of blogs

Dan Rather resigned from CBS

Trent Lott resigned as the Senate Majority Leader

Return of RSS RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows you to know when websites are updated Using an RSS reader you can quickly see what content on what webpages (if any) has changed

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows you to know when websites are updated

Using an RSS reader you can quickly see what content on what webpages (if any) has changed

Return of RSS BBC CBC Wired CNet Rachel’s Blog ALA Techsource Internet News Libraries & Librarians Rock Library Garden Library Crunch Library Planet Phil Bradley’s Blog Stephen Lighthouse Tame The Web Longtail OKCupid Live Journal City of Mississauga MLS Region of Peel Friends on Flickr Keith’s Favourite Sites Will’s Blog Loop Kenzer & Company

Return of RSS BBC CBC Wired CNet Rachel’s Blog ALA Techsource Internet News Libraries & Librarians Rock Library Garden Library Crunch Library Planet Phil Bradley’s Blog Stephen Lighthouse Tame The Web Longtail OKCupid Live Journal City of Mississauga MLS Region of Peel Friends on Flickr How Long Do You Think It Takes… Will’s Blog Loop Kenzer & Company

Return of RSS BBC CBC Wired CNet Rachel’s Blog ALA Techsource Internet News Libraries & Librarians Rock Library Garden Library Crunch Library Planet Phil Bradley’s Blog Stephen Lighthouse Tame The Web Longtail OKCupid Live Journal City of Mississauga MLS Region of Peel Friends on Flickr … To Check All These Sites? Will’s Blog Loop Kenzer & Company

Return of RSS RSS (Really Simple Syndication) was originally created 1999, RSS was largely ignored until the rising of blogs Atom, a similar but alternative to RSS, works much in the same fashion

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) was originally created 1999, RSS was largely ignored until the rising of blogs

Atom, a similar but alternative to RSS, works much in the same fashion

Return of RSS

You can find RSS feeds via search engines like Feedster.com and Syndic8.com You can visit your favourite sites and look for the RSS link – usually in the form of a picture like this Return of RSS

You can find RSS feeds via search engines like Feedster.com and Syndic8.com

You can visit your favourite sites and look for the RSS link – usually in the form of a picture like this

Return of RSS

Freedom of Social Bookmarking Social Bookmarking allows you to access your bookmarks anywhere You can then share these bookmarks with yourself, your friends, or the world. You can also use other people’s bookmarks to discover the best places on the web

Social Bookmarking allows you to access your bookmarks anywhere

You can then share these bookmarks with yourself, your friends, or the world.

You can also use other people’s bookmarks to discover the best places on the web

Freedom of Social Bookmarking Some Branches of the MLS are using Social Bookmarking services

Some Branches of the MLS are using Social Bookmarking services

Freedom of Social Bookmarking When users enter in new sites they can add “tags” – searchable keywords These tags act like subject headings do in Dynix

When users enter in new sites they can add “tags” – searchable keywords

These tags act like subject headings do in Dynix

Freedom of Social Bookmarking Delicious Example

Freedom of Social Bookmarking Hey! What’s that at the bottom of the del.icio.us page?

Hey! What’s that at the bottom of the del.icio.us page?

Freedom of Social Bookmarking Hey! What’s that at the bottom of the del.icio.us page? You could subscribe and find out any time I put up a new bookmark!

Hey! What’s that at the bottom of the del.icio.us page?

Wisdom of Wikis Wikis are websites that allow anybody to edit them – think of it as a community bulletin board Wikis often contain specialized, hard to find content that is not available elsewhere

Wikis are websites that allow anybody to edit them – think of it as a community bulletin board

Wikis often contain specialized, hard to find content that is not available elsewhere

Wisdom of Wikis – Why Use Wikis? Since anybody could edit the pages, wikis are not useful for academic reasons but can be useful for less restrictive purposes Can often link to more authoritative sources

Since anybody could edit the pages, wikis are not useful for academic reasons but can be useful for less restrictive purposes

Can often link to more authoritative sources

Wisdom of Wikis Wikipedia is the largest and most popular wiki but there are others Library Success and futurelib are book library focused wikis

Wikipedia is the largest and most popular wiki but there are others

Library Success and futurelib are book library focused wikis

Is Your YouTube Flickr-ing? File sharing is a key component of Web 2.0 and many services have been created to share different kinds of files Flickr (Photos), Youtube (Videos), Slideshare (PowerPoint Presentations), etc.

File sharing is a key component of Web 2.0 and many services have been created to share different kinds of files

Flickr (Photos), Youtube (Videos), Slideshare (PowerPoint Presentations), etc.

Is Your YouTube Flickr-ing? Most of these services allow you to tag the files with keywords like in social bookmarking Files can be shared with your yourself, your friends, or the world

Most of these services allow you to tag the files with keywords like in social bookmarking

Files can be shared with your yourself, your friends, or the world

Is Your YouTube Flickr-ing?

Is Your YouTube Flickr-ing?