The document discusses information aggregation services like Netvibes that collect and centralize relevant content from multiple online sources. Netvibes allows users to create customized home pages called dashboards by adding widgets that display live data like headlines, emails, social networks, and RSS feeds. This provides convenience by saving users time spent visiting individual sites and gives updates automatically. The document outlines the steps to get started with Netvibes, including signing up for an account, customizing a dashboard by adding and organizing widgets, and managing multiple dashboards and tabs.

1. aggregation
netvibes

2. Date: 15th century
ag·gre·gate ˈa-gri- gāt
transitive verb
to collect or gather into a mass or whole1
1aggregate.(2010). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggregate

3. social media
communication: blogs, microblogs & SNS
collaboration: wikis, social bookmark & news
multimedia: photo, video, audio, livecast &
presentation
reviews: products, business & community
entertainment: platforms, virtual world & games
popular

4. social media
= overload
solution
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5. solution
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6. Web 2.0 aggregation
Information aggregation “is a service that
gathers relevant information from multiple
sources to provide convenience and add
value by analyzing the aggregated
information for speci c objectives using
Internet technologies.” 2
2Zhu,H., Siegel, M. D. and Madnick, S. E. (2001). “Information aggregation - A value-added e-service paper 106.” Proceedings of
the 5th International Conference on Technology, Policy, and Innovation - Theme: Critical Infrastructure: Delft, The Netherlands, p. 2.

7. netvibes: possibilities
Create a custom home page with widgets
Centralizes (i.e., aggregates) content
Live data: headlines, stocks, email, weather
RSS/Atom feeds (e.g., website updates)
Social networks (e.g., Facebook)
Less time
Save visits to individual sites
Updates automatically

8. 1. get started

9. 2. enter/choose a topic
or

10. 3. sign up

11. 4. activate account
Confirm
email

12. 5. customize your space
add content

13. 5. customize your space
search

14. 5. customize your space
23 pages of
Wordpress
plugins

15. 5. customize your space
type RSS
feed or url
basic
widgets

16. 5. customize your space
email
playlist
weather
facebook
news wordpress
twitter

17. 5. customize your space
Tabs
add more
delete
organize
edit layout

18. 5. customize your space
edit
layout

19. 5. customize your space
settings
general
language
themes

20. 6. manage dashboards
manage

21. 7. change view
widgets view

22. 7. change view
reader view

23. other options
Bloglines
Google reader + iGoogle
My Yahoo!, recent facelift

24. netvibes
integrates social networking
real-time updating for RSS feeds
create more than one page (i.e.,
dashboard)
create multiple tabs
more pages gives separation
(work vs. home)