10 Web 2.0 applications in 10 minutes

Andy Tattersall

#1 Slideshare

#1 SlideshareShare PowerPoint presentations

Use as a teaching and learning tool

Comment and feedback on presentations

Market events online with presentations

Embed slideshows into a blog or website

Share slideshows publicly or privately

Synch audio to your slides

Join groups to connect with SlideSharemembers who share your interests

Download the original PowerPoint / Pdf file

FREE!

#2 Pageflakes

#2 PageflakesCreate a one-stop source for information on a topic, organisation or person

Imbed text, audio, presentations and video

Collate rss news, blog and journal content feeds

Import links from Del.icio.us

Add contacts, places and events

Use it as a place for chat and communication

Have multiple pages for extra content

FREE!

#3 pbwiki

#3 pbwikiCollaborative page editing

File sharing

Feedback and comments

Email and rss notifications

Storage space

Custom templates

Multimedia plug ins

FREE!

#4 Del.icio.us

#4 Del.icio.us

Share bookmarks online

Create resource lists

Find other popular links of interest

Access your bookmarks anywhere

Use tags to sort your bookmarks

FREE!

#5 LibraryThing

#5 LibraryThing Upload key texts from our library collectiononline

Create student reading lists

Complete with cover art and reviews

Amazon style rating system

Find recommendations on titles that mayInterest you

Catalog with Amazon, the Library of Congress or 690 other world libraries. Import from anywhere Show your books on a shelf or as a list

FREE! (one-off payment of $25 for unlimited options)

#6 Google Custom Search

#6 Google Custom SearchCreate your own search engine

Include one website, multiple websites, or specific webpages

Host the search box and results on your own website

Customize the colours and branding to match your existing webpages

FREE!

#7 Twitter

#7 TwitterAllows co–workers to communicate and stayconnected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question:What are you doing?

Can be used as sms with your mobile phone

Widget capability

Follow people and be followed

FREE!

#8 Facebook

#8 FacebookSocial network tool

Allows collaboration and interaction

Find people with similar interests

Heavily used by students

Create an individual or organisational account

Can be as private as you want it

Advertise events and courses

FREE!

#9 Disposable Web Pages

#9 Disposable Web PagesFully editable disposable web pages Create an Editor key for friends toco-edit the page Set the disposable date of the page Pages disposed within 90 days or lessafter creation Count down clock to show the time to disposal History of revisions from the first edit to the current edition Bookmarking facility for readers followthe page Rich text editor for editing purposes Upload 5 photos per Web page Sticky notes and sticky notes player Map displaying selected city locations

FREE!

#10 Catalog Card Generator

#10 Catalog Card Generator

Fun!

FREE!

And there are many others to be explored…