finding out about social media
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enabling individuals and groups to communicate,
interact, share, discover
and collaborate in new ways, globally and
within communities
Web 2.0Hokusai’s G
reat Wave
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Web 1.0 Web 2.0One way communication
Two way conversation
Passive viewing Active networksRead only content User generated
contentDesktop applications Web platformHard drive storage Cloud computingStatic websites Interactive blogsOrganisations Communities
What is Social Media?All the tools people use for
Interacting with each other online.Sharing mediaSharing contentWorking togetherNetworking
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Delicious bookmarksTag web pages and store the links using Delicious.Share your links and search everyone else’s bookmarks
Flickr CommonsAt the Library of Congress on Flickr Commons you can view their photostream, add comments, search using tags, add your own tags…
NetworksFacebook is used by organisations to reach out in new ways to their communities.
LibraryThing is a tool to manage book collections and to connect about books and reading.
CollaboratingWikis are content management systems that enable users to create web pages and edit pages others have created.
Blogging platformsCommunicate, consult with and listen to users and others about policy, services, developments, what’s new in the library, events, guides, issues, initiatives.
PodcastsAudio and video to download - radio programmes from the archives, lectures, language courses, interviews…
TelevisionThe BBC iPlayer is the best known service but most TV companies now offer downloads of many of their programmes.
Open CoursewareTop 50 university open courseware collections