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Overview Introductions / Brief intro to Web 2.0 Blogging: Brief overview of what we are doing and blog/social networking choices Fun stuff: flickr (image hosting) del.icio.us (bookmarking + tagging) YouTube (video hosting) Widgets (snapshots, meebo, twitter, etc.) RSS feeds (technorati, pageflakes, etc.) +Mashups Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog This little movie gives a good overview of Web 2.0. Lets take a look.

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A little more about Web 2.0 Web 2.0 technologies provide an easy way to store, describe, share, discover, organize and create information in a way that makes sense to user Web 2.0 is collaborative Web 2.0 technologies provide an ease of use (little or no coding experience needed) Web 2.0 facilitate discovery (e.g., the ability to share, recommend, or discover resources from other users) Power to the people! Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog So, how can libraries tap into this?

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Lip-smacking Good: and one more graph before we jump into blogging.

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Web 1.0 4.0 Up next : blogging!

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Blogging One of the easiest way to tap into Web 2.0 technologies is through the use of blogging. We have been blogging since January 2005 at http://www.libs.uga.edu/blog/ http://www.libs.uga.edu/blog/ We use Wordpress (open source software) hosted on the libraries server Well briefly look at a couple of options, but if you youre not blogging yet, also check out our Getting started with web 2.0 presentation for more info and a comparison of the blog tools.Getting started with web 2.0 Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog UGA uses Wordpress. Wordpress also offers some options these days. Lets take a quick look! Remember all links are also located on the del.icio.us page! del.icio.us

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A little about Wordpress Wordpress Advantages/Disadvantages Complete control + Keep up with upgrades Server stuff = Customizing Wordpress MU How it differs from regular Wordpress Advantages/Disadvantages New; not as many plugins YET Spam filter Yes Multiuser/multiauthor blogs What if you cant host a blog? Lets look at some options. Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog

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Free choices hosted elsewhere: Blogger.com Wordpress.com TypePad.com Why would you want to blog? Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Remember all links are also located on the del.icio.us page! del.icio.us Blogging

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Reasons to Blog/social network: PR/Marketing Subscription via RSS feeds; also ability to embed content into other websites (pageflakes etc.) Ease of updating website Instant updating/editing Provide a more informal face to the library Push out content to users, i.e. be in their space Depending on software, can set up publication of announcements & posts Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Sounds great! Ready to start? Consider

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Blogging Consider: GuidelinesGuidelines & writing style sheets. Appropriateness of content? http://www.libs.uga.edu/blogetc/ Finding contributors Keeping the blog active and maintained To comment or not to comment Advantages of immediate content and high ranking pages in google Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Okay, now lets look at the fun stuff!

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The Fun Stuff Image hosting (free) Flickr overview Free and easy to use Paid accounts are offered and have more privileges, but free accounts can get the job done Add descriptions, tags, and more to images Add creative common licensing/copyright info Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog How can flickr be used in a blog?

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Image hosting - Flickr Fun stuff to do in your blog or website with flickr Slideshows Flickr badges Networking Creative commons/licensing Find graphics and images for use Discover new resources! Share your images with the world! More! Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog A few examples of libraries using flickr.

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Libraries/librarians doing neat things with flickr LibraryMan (Michael Porter) http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarymanhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman Dewey Graduate Library - University at Albany http://www.flickr.com/photos/ualibraries http://www.flickr.com/photos/ualibraries NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncsu_scrc/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncsu_scrc/ Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Remember all links are also located on the del.icio.us page! del.icio.us What about links management?

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Social bookmarking del.icio.us overview Free and easy to use Uses for you or your library Centralized storage of resources/links lists in del.icio.us Easy to update no coding necessary Bookmarks travel with you never lose them! Resource sharing and Discovery (recommend links, find popular links by tag, etc.) Private or shared Pathfinders/guides for individual classes Bibliographies Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog..and you can even embed your del.icio.us links into a standard website!

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Social bookmarking del.icio.us Uses for websites and blogging Del.icio.us toys (links list, tag clouds, etc.) Networking Resource sharing and discovery Easy maintenance of links lists Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Lets take a look at some libraries using del.cio.us.

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Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Social bookmarking - del.icio.us Nashville Public Library TeenWeb http://www.library.nashville.org/teens/teenweb.asp http://www.library.nashville.org/teens/teenweb.asp College of New Jersey Italian Studies Pathfinder http://www.tcnj.edu/~library/moulaison/ItalianStudies.html http://www.tcnj.edu/~library/moulaison/ItalianStudies.html UGA Libraries Cataloging Resources http://www.libs.uga.edu/catalog/links.html Weird & Wacky Web Watching Remember all links are also located on the del.icio.us page! del.icio.us So, how about video? Lets take a look at YouTube.

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Video hosting (free) YouTube overview Free and easy to use; accepts most formats; no need to convert! Videocasting Provides easy way to get videos on the web Embed into blog posts Is now owned by Google Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog How can you use YouTube in blogging?

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Uses Embed videos in blogs, presentations, websites, etc Storage space (no need to store large size videos on server) Networking Resource sharing and Discovery Videocasting Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Video hosting YouTube Lets look at some libraries using YouTube.

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Day in the life of the Library - St. Joseph County Public Library http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrtYdFV_Eak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrtYdFV_Eak Installing a new OS on library computers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWIrxuF5NSo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWIrxuF5NSo Why do NJ patrons love their libraries? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeQI25n8qPQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeQI25n8qPQ Guide to the library from Williams College http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-t0LHnw-fc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-t0LHnw-fc Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Remember all links are also located on the del.icio.us page! del.icio.us Widgets?!?

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Wonderful world of widgets What is a widget? Widgets are just little tools which are generally easy to install in a user interface. Widgets can be embedded in blogs and websites (snapshots, flickr toys, etc.), downloaded for use on the desktop or on a mobile device. Blogger and wordpress are both utilizing widgets more. Pageflakes, a free web based service, uses widgets to put the page together. Pageflakes widgets include RSS feeds, flickr, and even static webpages.Pageflakes Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog How can we use widgets?

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Wonderful world of widgets Widgets make it easy to embed third party content (flickr, youtube, etc.) or even code into websites with little or no coding experience. Widgetbox.com is an excellent resource!Widgetbox.com Widgets are frequently drop n drag or copy and paste. Examples of widgets to embed in websites: flickr slideshows, youtube movies, snapshots, links lists, etc. Pageflakes and netvibes are two widget based servicesPageflakesnetvibes Meebo offers an IM widget.Meebo Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Remember all links are also located on the del.icio.us page! del.icio.us Lets look at Meebo.

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Meebo provides a single interface to AIM, Yahoo, MSN Chat Meebo widgets are embeddable > Meebo in actionMeebo in action Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog So, how does that work?

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Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Lets look at Meebo. This is the widget code for UGAs meebo account. Notice the embed code. This is all copy + paste provided by meebo. Lets look at another widget product called snapshots.

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Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Snapshots provide a popup preview of links.

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Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog Copy and paste code provided by snapshots. Youll need to sign up for a free account in order to create your code. RSS Feeds are also used in some widgets. Lets touch briefly on feeds.

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A little about RSS feeds What are RSS feeds? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication RSS provides an easy way for users to find and subscribe to information. Makes content portable to other web pages including blogs. Feedburner.com Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog What happens when you put 2 or more of these kinds of technologies together?

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You get a MASH UP! In web terms, a mashup takes content or data from different sources or services to create a new thing An example of a mashup is Flickr Maps which uses both images from Flickr and Google Maps http://www.flickr.com/photos/m athowie/8496262/ Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog

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This presentation: All links + extras! http://del.icio.us/webtechnologiespresentation/ More resources: Intro to Web 2.0 Minipresentation: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dkcxvp2_7d7ms9d Blog Comparison/Getting started with blogging http://www.robinfay.net/web2.0/getting_started/ About/Contact: Amy: Amy is a Reference & Instructor Librarian, the Assistant Web Editor for the Libraries, and Instruction Coordinator for the Main Library, to a name a few of her hats that she wears. http://www.libs.uga.edu/staffpages/watts.html Robin Robin is a Database Librarian, member of the Libraries Web Advisory Group, freelance webdesigner & metadata consultant, to a name a few of her hats that she wears. http://www.robinfay.net Web 2.0 Technologies + Your blog