saving time and energy with web 2.0 tools

Saving Time and Saving Time and Energy Energy

with Web 2.0 Toolswith Web 2.0 Tools

Presented for theEwing SeniorNet Computer Literacy Center

06/10/08

Presented by:Janie Hermann, Princeton Public Library

Web 2.0 is…

A Social, Collaborative Web

Defined by trends and sites such as:Blogs/RSS - Wikis - Podcasts – Tagging - Social software – Facebook - MySpace - de.licio.us - furl - Flickr - IM – lastfm - Folksonomies - Mashups

2.0

Web 2.0 is …

The Read/Write Web Participatory and Social Information consumers and contributors

are often one in the same

But what does this really mean?

The Machine is Us/ing Us

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g

Why were YOU chosen by TIME?

… because 2006 was a “story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It's about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people's network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace. It's about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes.”

Website Traffic Graph comparing myspace.com, youtube.com and

flickr.com

Tim O’Reilly’s Concise Explanation

Source: http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

How can I benefit? New sites and tools are being released at

an astonishing rate Most of these sites are free for basic use Many sites and tools are available that will

help you save time You can connect with friends and relatives

more easily

Library Thing

Catalog books in your personal or institutional library easily

Tag books and write reviews Share tagged books and reviews Find what to read next from other users’

reviews and tags

http://www.LibraryThing.com

Memjog Send text message reminders to your cell

phone Generate lists and save them on your cell

phone Never forget an appointment or birthday

againhttp://www.memjog.net/

Wakerupper No account required Just like a hotel wake up call Eliminate worry about missing flights,

morning meetings, etc Schedule regular reminder phone calls

with a free account

http://www.wakerupper.com/

Wakerupper Demo available at:http://blog.wakerupper.com/index.php/2008/05/demogirl-profiles-wakerupper/

MonkeySee Motto: See how the experts do it “Experts” in a variety of areas post short

how-to videos Viewers can comment and rate Easy to share and post videos

Zamzar Quickly converts files from one format to

another Eliminates need for conversion software Convert text, image, video, and sound files

(large array of file extensions available) Conversions emailed for downloading

http://www.zamzar.com

Picnik Online photo editing in your browser No program installation required Import pictures from your PC or online Some features require premium

subscription

http://www.picnik.com

Picnik

Picnik

Picnik

Doodle Polling and Scheduling made easy No need to create an account Schedule a meeting and be assured you

have the best possible date Easy to update

http://doodle.ch

Instructions on how to participate.

Summary of results

Jott

Consider this to be Voice Mail 2.0 Instead of texting, use Jott from your cell phone to

call a toll-free number and have a spoken note transcribed then texted, or e-mailed to yourself – or to anyone else you choose.

Great for leaving email messages while on the go or sending posts to your blog while on the road.

http://jott.com1-866-JOTT-123

Tada List Create, Share, and Store "to do" lists for

everything from your Christmas shopping to daily task list

Lists are stored online and accessible from any computer via your account

Share your lists with others via RSS Save for future reference – great for packing lists

http://tadalist.com/

Senduit/YouSendIt Both allow you to send and share very large files

without freezing up email or taking down a network!

No registration required

YouSendIt will hold the file for 30 days and send an email to the recipient

Senduit lets you determine how long the file stays live (up to 30 days).  Provides you with a download link.

http://senduit.comhttp://yousendit.com

Senduit

Senduit

Senduit

Senduit

Slideshare Think of it as YouTube for PowerPoint A great place to share your own

PowerPoint presentations and slidecasts or to view what others have posted

Create a social network with others who share your interests

http://www.slideshare.net

How to locate “Freebies” PC Magazine

Top 101 Sites Best Free Software

SEOmoz’s Web 2.0 Awards The Webware 100 Awards Time Magazine’s 50 Coolest Websites Filehippo (freeware with some shareware)

Constantly Scan Tech Blogs,Tech Constantly Scan Tech Blogs,Tech News News

Sites and the Popular Media!Sites and the Popular Media!

This is just the proverbial …

Tip

of the

Iceberg

Discussion Time …

and Questions

and Comments

and Feedback!

Contact me:

Janie Hermann jhermann@princetonlibrary.org

Slides will be hosted at:

http://www.slideshare.net/JanieH