User generated content

User generated content and social networking : 

User generated content and social networking Phil Bradley

Weblogs : 

Weblogs

Weblogs : 

Weblogs Weblogs Create a library weblog Additional or new library resources Introduce members of staff Use it as a repository of data and information by using categories and tags Don’t regard a weblog as a diary – it’s an important website in its own right…

Weblogs : 

Weblogs Use weblogs as an aid in the library Historical, educational, fictional weblogs Link to existing book collections Create new weblogs Use weblogs for book reviews

Weblogs continued… : 

Weblogs continued… Use the weblog RSS feed on the site home page as a news feed Encourage people to add the feed to their start page or RSS reader Create a different weblog for a different subject area – invite other authors Use it in a different way, on a different page

WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier : 

WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier

Microblogging : 

Microblogging Twitter Shout’em Edmodo

Wikis : 

Wikis Self created websites Single/multi authored Public/private Quick and dirty/Very professional Short term task Long term project

PBworks : 

PBworks

Wetpaint : 

Wetpaint

Web pages : 

Web pages Little/no knowledge of HTML Various types of data Bulletin boards Search resources Image/multimedia Easy to update

Zimbio : 

Zimbio

Squidoo : 

Squidoo

Disposable web pages : 

Disposable web pages

Newsgroups, forums bulletin boards : 

Newsgroups, forums bulletin boards Google Groups Tile.net Omgili

Omgili : 

Omgili

Bookmarking : 

Bookmarking Delicious Diigo SPURL Reddit Digg Sphinn Xmarks

Bookmarking : 

Bookmarking Share and collaborate on bookmarks With Staff, students, parents, other librarians Blend bookmarks into website, specific pages, weblog, wikis Encourage continual additions

Del.icio.us : 

Del.icio.us

Spurl : 

Spurl

Xmarks : 

Xmarks

Shared content : 

Shared content Google maps Google documents Cl1p for pc – pc copying

Google docs : 

Google docs

Adobe Buzzword : 

Adobe Buzzword

Cl1p.net : 

Cl1p.net

Drop.io : 

Drop.io

Yousendit : 

Yousendit

Presentations : 

Presentations Slideshare Sliderocket Authorstream WizIQ

Slideshare.net : 

Slideshare.net

Sliderocket : 

Sliderocket

Authorstream : 

Authorstream

WizIQ : 

WizIQ

Photographs : 

Photographs Flickr Photobucket Picasa

Using Flickr : 

Using Flickr Create a free account Post photographs of the library, school trips, library events, local history, staff Create trading cards Create motivational posters Blend back into the website, weblog, wiki

Social Networks : 

Social Networks Facebook MySpace Bebo Ravelry Twitter? Ning LinkedIn Plaxo

Facebook : 

Facebook

MySpace : 

MySpace

LinkedIn : 

LinkedIn

Ravelry : 

Ravelry

LiveJournal : 

LiveJournal

Ning : 

Ning

LibraryThing : 

LibraryThing

Mashups : 

Mashups #uksnow (A good animation here) Mashup for almost anything!

http://fullmeasure.co.uk/mashups/ecsitemap.htmhttp://www.webmashup.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=132 : 

http://fullmeasure.co.uk/mashups/ecsitemap.htmhttp://www.webmashup.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=132

Multimedia : 

Multimedia YouTube etc. Podcasting Audioboo Narrated slideshows Narrated presentations

Schools Radio : 

Schools Radio

Screentoaster : 

Screentoaster

‘One trick ponies’ : 

‘One trick ponies’ Home/start pages Wall wisher Posters Chats Polls/questionnaires Wordle Chatrooms

Home/start pages : 

Home/start pages Netvibes, Pageflakes or iGoogle Create content, hosted by a 3rd party Update when necessary, instantly Incorporate content back onto the website Easy to create and maintain

Pageflakes : 

Pageflakes

Netvibes : 

Netvibes

Plugoo : 

Plugoo

Gabbly Chat : 

Gabbly Chat

Meebo : 

Meebo

Coveritlive : 

Coveritlive

‘Poster/wall based’ : 

‘Poster/wall based’ Add to a ‘wall’ Create a poster Single page, single subject Collate content from various sources

Wallwisher : 

Wallwisher

Glogster : 

Glogster

SurveyMonkey : 

SurveyMonkey

Wordle : 

Wordle

Search engines : 

Search engines Custom search engines Searching social media content People moderated search Searching bookmarked content RSS feeds

Google custom search : 

Google custom search

Eurekster swicki : 

Eurekster swicki

Social Mention : 

Social Mention

Whostalking? : 

Whostalking?

Omgili : 

Omgili

Web Insuggest : 

Web Insuggest

RSS : 

RSS Really Simple Search Rich Site Summary ‘Read some stories’ Newsfeeds It’s a common way of transferring data from one resource to another one

Slide 80: 

The version a human being sees:

Slide 81: 

The RSS version: Phil Bradley's weblog http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/ Internet searching, web design, search engine developments and anything that will interest librarians! en-GB 2007-02-23T10:57:53+00:00 Egypt blogger jailed for 'insult' http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2007/02/egypt_blogger_j.html Egyptian blogger jailed for 'insult'. Abdel Kareem Soliman has been jailed for four years for criticising and insulting Islam and the president. He'd used his weblog to take a swipe at the country's top Islamic institution. The link goes to... <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6385849.stm" title="BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Egypt blogger jailed for 'insult'">Egyptian blogger jailed for 'insult'</a>. Abdel Kareem Soliman has been jailed for four years for criticising and insulting Islam and the president. He'd used his weblog to take a swipe at the country's top Islamic institution. The link goes to the BBC story.</p> Current Affairs philipbradley 2007-02-23T10:57:53+00:00 Google charges for web programs http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2007/02/google_charges_.html Google charges for web programs. Well, this is all over the blogs and news at the moment - my link goes to the BBC version of the story. No great surprise here really; Google is going to start selling a... <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6385487.stm" title="BBC NEWS | Technology | Google charges for web programs">Google charges for web programs</a>. Well, this is all over the blogs and news at the moment - my link goes to the BBC version of the story. No great surprise here really; Google is going to start selling a premium version of their email, calendar, word processing and messaging package. It'll cost £27 or 40€ or $50 which includes more storage, phone help and 99.9% uptime (which is actually downtime of about 9 hours per year if you don't want to work it out yourself) and it'll be advertisement free.</p> <p>Google is of course saying that it's not an attack on Microsoft.</p> Google specific philipbradley

Slide 82: 

Each RSS resource has its own URL and other applications can point to that URL, gather the data and display it in a different format.

Bloglines : 

Bloglines

Google Reader : 

Google Reader

FeedMySearch : 

FeedMySearch

Kick RSS : 

Kick RSS

So, to summarise... : 

So, to summarise...

Advantages : 

Advantages Lots of it! Constantly updated Vast coverage Currency Flexibility Ability to create answers quickly Take/embed content Update website from 3rd party resource

Disadvantages : 

Disadvantages Currency Accuracy Bias – covert/overt Locating material Copyright issues Transitory Relying on 3rd party resource Longevity

Disadvantages (yes, more!) : 

Disadvantages (yes, more!) Cannot control or badge content Distrust by management ‘Not your job’ Technical staff opposition

How can you use this stuff? : 

How can you use this stuff? Jigsaw content together on a web page Write once, Update many Multi authoring Blend content Multi access points Create one-off answers Engage users