Librarians Learn Web 2.0Day 3
REVIEW
Socializing
Networking
Communicating
Connectin
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Career Building
Professional Development
RSS
BlogsG
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Wikis
BLOGS (CREATING THEM)
WordpressHosted & Self-Hosted
◦Wordpress.com vs. Wordpress.org◦Com = ads, Org = know-how
Industry standardEasywww.wordpress.com – create a
blog today!◦Or a wiki at Wetpaint or PB Wiki
WIDGETS & BADGES
WidgetsSmall snippets of text that call to
another website for content◦Dynamic◦Javascript
FacebookFriendFeed FlickrYouTubeEtc.
Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/badges
/◦(or widgets…)
Choose a badge◦Edit if necessary (space, information,
etc.)Copy the textPaste into your site (blog, wiki,
whatever)Profit!
FriendFeedClick Tools & Widgets at the
bottom of the page◦http://friendfeed.com/about/tools◦Choices!!◦Embeddable widgets
Badge/WidgetCustomizeGrab HTMLProfit!!
Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/badge.gneHTML or Flash
◦HTML = works anywhere, doesn’t move
◦Flash = moves, is dynamic, may not work on some pages
Limit by tag, set or collectionSlideshow?
◦Find the slideshow you want (by tag, the whole thing…)
Flickr SlideshowOpen itClick “share” (at top right)Copy “embed” code (or
customize)Paste into websiteProfit!
YouTubeSingle Videos vs. PlaylistsSingle Video
◦Go to video◦Copy embed code◦Paste into your site◦Profit!!
Playlist◦Create a playlist of videos◦Get the link code to that playlist◦No embedding?
DeliciousRSS Widgets
◦RSS to JS - http://feed2js.org/◦Widgetbox -
http://www.widgetbox.com/Find the RSS feedEnter it into Feed2js or
WidgetboxGrab the codePaste it into your siteProfit!
INSTALLATION OF WIDGETS AND BADGES
Things to keep in mindComplex = slowFlash and/or Javascript =
complexHTML = simple (and boring)Wordpress doesn’t like Javascript,
is ok with Flash & HTMLWikis tend to take anythingPlain HTML pages will take
anythingDo it!
SHARING WHAT YOU KNOW
Creating a blogStream of information
◦Chronological◦Nice way to keep notes for yourself,
while also helping others (yarn harlot)
◦Labor intensive?Personal or Professional?Comments?Putting it all together
WikisSingle burst of informationUpdateable, but not as expected
as a blogEmbed just about anythingCollaborative
◦Group wikis can be fun◦Getting everyone to contribute – not
so funEasy to forget…
WidgetsWidgetbox
◦Create a widget from your blog◦Publicize the code◦Get community partners to put that
code on their site Auto-updating content Easy way to get info
◦Profit!