WEB 2.0: PHOTO SHARING

Taught by Stefanie Gorzelsky

Characteristics of Web 2.0

Rich user interface Adapts to user to achieve his or her goal Looks and feels like a desktop application

Web as a platform Web is a place to do things

Users create value Sites are useful because of the materials

that you put there

Zimmerman, Stephanie. “Web 2.0? Wow!” http://socialwebhandson.wik.is/

Characteristics of Web 2.0

Photo Sharing

Upload and share photos and images Online community Bloggers and other sites can use as

photo repository Allows photos to be tagged and browsed Web aps can work with your photo

sharing site

Photo Sharing Sites

Flickr

Libraries that Flickr

To find libraries, just click on the Groups tab, and type “library” or a derivation in the search bar. University of Georgia Libraries Utah State Library New Jersey Libraries State Library of Victoria (Australia) Manchester Central Library (UK) Etc…

Library Groups on Flickr

Libraries and Librarians http://www.flickr.com/groups/

librariesandlibrarians/ Library Society of the World

http://www.flickr.com/groups/lsw/ Librarian Trading Cards

http://www.flickr.com/groups/librariancards/ 365 Library Days Project

http://www.flickr.com/groups/365libs/

Flickr in Libraries

Allow Flickr access on library computers Tag! Note! Comment! Create a useful profile in Flickr for your

library Contact info, mission, vision, URL

Join/start groups, interact with other users Tell Stories! Flickr makes the library human

“Library Trading Cards,” library tours, events, etc.

Open a Flickr Account

Flickr is a Yahoo application, so you must first have a Yahoo account

Go to http://www.flickr.com/ Click on the logo:

You will be able to sign in from here once you already have an account.

Open a Flickr Account

Sign in with your Yahoo username and password

If you do not yet have one, click on the link at the bottom to start one

Open a Flickr Account

Create a buddy icon Create your Flickr URL Update your profile

All of these can be skipped, to go back to later!!

You are ready to begin!