This document discusses social networking, open source software, and the web as a platform. It defines social networking as sites that allow users to connect with others and share content. Examples provided are MySpace, Facebook, and EdusPaces. Open source software is described as software that improves as more people use and contribute to it. The web as a platform refers to sites that allow users to collaboratively create and share content online. Examples given are Zoho and MindMeister. Tasks assigned include collaboratively writing a document on a web 2.0 site using tools like tables and images, updating bookmarks and mind maps. Suggested references on open source and Google/Facebook apps are also provided.

1. CD200616: Open Source, Social Networking, and Web-as-a-platform

2. In this lesson Social networking/spaces Open source and new models for software development Web as a platform

3. What is social networking Let’s start by watching this video from YouTube

4. Social Networking

5. MySpace MySpace.com, it is the fastest growing site on the Internet right now Over 180 million registered subscribers, and are registering 260,000 new users each day More page views than all of the MSN and Google sites combined MySpace.com is now processing 1.5 Billion page views per day 78% of site members are over 15 and under 40 From more statistics check: http://scottelkin.com/archive/2007/05/11/Myspace-Statistics.aspx http://www.trendcatching.com/2006/05/myspace_usage_s.html or http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/03/25/Handling-1.5-Billion-Page-Views-Per-Day-Using-ASP.NET-2.0.aspx

6. http://www.facebook.com/

7. http://eduspaces.net/

9. Similar Model for Open Source….

10. Open Source What is open source Syndications, design for hackability and remixability Systems that gets better when more people are using it (and improving it)

11. Web as a Platform

12. http://www.zoho.com

13. http://www.mindmeister.com/

14. Activities for Today Task 1: Each member of your group to setup account in http://writer.zoho.com/ . One member of your group to create a new document and permit others to edit it. Write about one to two pages review about one of the Web 2.0 site (check http://www.go2web20.net/ to select one W2 site). The document should contain some table, images etc. Once you finish your collaboration on this document, publish it and present it in your blog for others to read and comment. Task 2: Update your del.icio.us collection of web resources Task 3: Update your mindmesiter mind map

15. Suggested References Open Source article form Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source Google Docs Blog at http://googledocs.blogspot.com/ Google Docs for Educators at http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs.html 7 Things You Should Know About Google Apps http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/46436 7 Things You Should Know About Facebook Part 1: http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/39394 Part 2: http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/39402