AggregationAggregation

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IntroductionIntroduction Concept map Concept map DefinitionsDefinitions PurposePurpose How it works (demo)How it works (demo) Review of some aggregatorsReview of some aggregators ConclusionConclusion

DefinitionsDefinitions

Aggregation:Aggregation: v. collect together; unite; from the Latin v. collect together; unite; from the Latin

AGregareAGregare herd together;herd together; grex gregisgrex gregis flock flock (Concise Oxford Dictionary, p. 18)(Concise Oxford Dictionary, p. 18)

Web 2.0 Aggregation:Web 2.0 Aggregation: Information aggregation Information aggregation “is a service that “is a service that

gathers relevant information from multiple gathers relevant information from multiple sources to provide convenience and add value sources to provide convenience and add value by analyzing the aggregated information for by analyzing the aggregated information for specific objectives using Internet technologies.” specific objectives using Internet technologies.” (MIT, 2001, p.2) (MIT, 2001, p.2)

PurposePurpose Online Business applicationsOnline Business applications

shopping (shopping (dealtime.comdealtime.com)) bankingbanking intra-organizational coordinationintra-organizational coordination

Personal applicationsPersonal applications newsnews topics of interest/blogstopics of interest/blogs

How it worksHow it works

screencast Jing screencast Jing DemoDemo

Client SoftwareClient Software

Windows Windows LiveLive

IBM IBM Lotus NotesLotus Notes

FeedreaderFeedreader

FeedDemonFeedDemon

Media AggregatorsMedia Aggregators

Usually related to music and/or videosUsually related to music and/or videos iTunesiTunes

ZuneZune

winampwinamp

Web-basedWeb-based

Wide variety for different purposesWide variety for different purposes NetvibesNetvibes PageflakesPageflakes BloglinesBloglines Google newsGoogle news mDiggermDigger iGoogleiGoogle Google readerGoogle reader

Review of someReview of someaggregatorsaggregators

Which reader is best? Which reader is best? ArticleArticle Web-based vs client software Web-based vs client software Yahoo pipes is not intuitiveYahoo pipes is not intuitive Google has market shareGoogle has market share

ConclusionConclusion

My learning usesMy learning uses My personal usesMy personal uses My workplace usesMy workplace uses

ReferencesReferences

The Concise Oxford Dictionary.The Concise Oxford Dictionary. 77thth Ed Ed. J.B. Sykes, ed. Oxford, . J.B. Sykes, ed. Oxford, 1982.1982.

Information Aggregation - A Value-added E-Service Paper 106 by Hongwei Zhu, Michael D. Siegel, Stuart E. Madnick. MIT, 2001

Surviving and Thriving in the New World of Web Aggregators by Stuart Madnick, Michael Siegel, Mary Alice Frontini, Saraubh Khemka, Steven Chan, Howard Pan. MIT, 2000

Penny Whistle played by Susan Hammer, Winnipeg from her Whistle Tutor cd