Beyond “Favorites” – social bookmarking

web 2.0, tagging, & del.icio.us

Ms. Sellors, library media specialistMLWGS, September 2007

Photo by kozyndan (Flickr)

Tutorial Outline Web 2.0 Creative Commons Tagging Social bookmarking

Photo by kozyndan (Flickr)

What’s with the 2.0? Web 2.0

Collaborative culture Sharing content User-centered (vs. creator-centered) Web-based software (vs. computer-based software) More than new technologies – a change in attitude –

more open, trusting, interactive, engaging From “go get it” to “bring it to me”

Was there a Web 1.0?Web 1.0 Web 2.0Personal web sites BlogsOutlook Google/Yahoo! CalendarsWorld Book Online WikipediaEmail attachments Google Docs/Zoho WriterMy Bookmarks, PortaPortal Del.icio.usPicasa, Ofoto Picasa Web, FlickrStatic content RSS feeds (syndication)News web sites Feed readersProject Gutenberg Librivox

Tagging

Photo by Cambodia4Kids (Flickr)

Where will you find tags?

How do web sites use tags?

From www.poetryarchive.org

Is like “Favorites” in IE?

Del.icio.us a free, web-based bookmark manager Start by importing existing bookmarks from IE or FF Special bookmark button integrated in browser

del.icio.us Browser-based FavoritesUse any computer Use own computerMultiple tags for one source One folder per bookmarkShare sources easily Email favoritesCreate networks Find sources manuallyAnnotate

de.licio.us-ly simple

It’s deliciously simple!

Only required information

- User name

- Password

Helpful to include email too

No need to start from scratch!

Import existing bookmarks to start your de.licio.us account (default set to “private”)

PRIVATE view - 1526

PUBLIC view - 335

Share link to one or all tags

Discover sites by searching tags

Find out what friends are tagging

Tagging as you surf the ‘net

Look for a del.icio.us button on blogs and web sites

Or click the TAG button in your Firefox or IE browser

Add notes and tags then click SAVE

Cool, but how can I use it?Photo by Questa Durron (Flickr)

del.icio.us in your i-life Create working bibliographies for projects by

ensuring they share a common tag. Build lists of resources with fellow students/

teachers(decide on common tags first). Create a network with friends or fellow club

members with whom you share an interest. Subscribe to tags of favorite topics. Add del.icio.us to your Facebook profile Add a linkroll or tag cloud to your personal

blog or one you’ve made for a club.

Planning & managing Decide whether you’ll create one account or

two – a personal one and one for school. Spend a few minutes planning how you’ll tag

so that your tags are consistent (remember – no spaces within tags!) Plural vs singular Teacher’s names / course names

Clean up your tags periodically using the delete and rename tag functions

What questions do you have?