Open source 'n' Web 2.0 applications: Improving your online

presence

UKeiG Annual Seminar 16/06/2010

Phil Bradley

http://www.netvibes.com/philbradley

Let’s look at that again...

• http://www.netvibes.com/philbradley

This is now your website:

A blended approach

• It’s not an option

• It’s not a possibility

• It’s a must

The implications

• 3rd party resources

• Open source software

• “Stuff”

What can go wrong?

Ownership

Reliability

Who gets paid?

Who is in control?

Legal issues

Obstacles

Where are we going?

Improving your online presence

A worked example

Website

Twitter

Twitter bio

Website Twitter landing page

Facebook

Facebook promotions & links

YouTube

Flickr

Blog

Blog contributors

Email options

Contest site

They could do more though...

Slideshare

Trailmeme

Custom search engines

Squidoo pages

Wikis

Wallwisher

Tagxedo

Social media bars

Merge it all together!

Or this is what you’ll have

Remember!

Try new things

Barriers cannot last

Open source

• Free/cheap• Effective• Useful• Easy to use• Interactive• Flexible• Combinatorial• Non-threatening

Any questions?

Thanks!• What could possibly go wrong? http://cheezburger.com/View/2253757184

• My owner is an idiot http://cheezburger.com/View/2625355264

• Reliability http://cheezburger.com/View/2911320576

• Who gets paid? http://cheezburger.com/View/2862384896

• Who is in control? http://cheezburger.com/View/1982390528

• Legal issues http://cheezburger.com/View/806212864

• Obstacles http://cheezburger.com/View/3451173376

• Where are we going? http://cheezburger.com/View/2292414720

• Presents http://cheezburger.com/View/3335699456

• Mix it http://www.flickr.com/photos/spilt-milk/4431809607/sizes/m/

• Brick wall http://www.flickr.com/photos/vizzzual-dot-com/2226095398/

• Barriers http://www.flickr.com/photos/donaldmacleod/4300324861/sizes/m/

• Disclaimer – I have no financial affiliation with VistaPrint other than as a customer. VistaPrint has not had any involvement with the worked example.