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Emerging Web Technologies Showcase October 2010

Emerging Web Technologies : 

Emerging Web Technologies Web – Static information the user accessed – “Pull” Web 2.0 – Interactive, customized (“RSS,” “Push”) Semantic Web (Web 3.0) - group of methods and technologies to allow machines to understand the meaning - or "semantics" - of information on the World Wide Web HTML 5

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What is it? Why does it matter? Who is using it? What’s coming?

RSS : 

RSS RSS – Really Simple Syndication (web feeds) Code (XML) contains meta data about generated with software or online tool Users subscribe to the “feed” with aggregators Aggregator get message from rss file of update and formats it for user http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS Using RSS for many formats on their page: http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/

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BLOG I wonder if she made any new posts, I’ll go to her blog… RSS BLOG I’ll Subscribe to her blog feed

Future of RSS : 

Future of RSS PubSubHubbub “hubbub” - open protocol for distributed Publish/subscribe communication on the internet near-instant notifications of change updates, which would improve on the typical situation where a client periodically polls the feed server at some arbitrary interval. http://code.google.com/p/pubsubhubbub/ Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5kHx0rGkec&feature=player_embedded RSS Cloud - extension to the RSS protocol that enables real-time push notifications or distributed Publish/subscribe communication for feeds. http://www.w3schools.com/rss/rss_tag_cloud.asp

The “Cloud” : 

The “Cloud” Cloud computing Virtual servers Accessing applications and services through the web – hosted “somewhere” else SaaS – Software as a service – provider maintains, hosts application on there servers – users pay fee (usually based on user accounts) to access the application

Tagging : 

Tagging Meta data – descriptors about data (data about data) - many files on the web use meta data to identify or describe what they are Search engines use meta data when identifying a web page Simple pieces of data – 1- 3 words Human indexing of materials on the web What is tagged, images, videos, web pages, blog posts, social bookmarks, tweets…

Blogging : 

Blogging Web log Chronologically ordered series of posts (small articles) to a particular website. May be one person or multiple persons Usually topic based or personal diary Updated regularly, daily, weekly, Others comment on posts Example Blog: http://homer.gsu.edu/blogs/library/ Search indexed blogs by topic: http://technorati.com/

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What should I blog about today…. stupid cats… bones…

Blogging Trends, 2010 : 

Blogging Trends, 2010 BlogPulse reports that 144,275,043 blogs currently live on the web with 57,472 new blogs created in the last 24 hours. But just because a blog is live/exists does not mean that the blog is actively maintained and updated. (August 5, 2010 ignite social media) State of the Blogosphere, Technorati http://technorati.com/state-of-the-blogosphere/ typical blogger, male - 18-44 affluent educated 40% of bloggers - graduate degree demographics have remained relatively unchanged since 2007.

Blogging Sites : 

Blogging Sites Blogger – Google owned/ hosted blogging platform, free WordPress – blogging platform, free and paid versions SquareSpace – newer, commercial, $12/mo.

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Live Blogging – blogging directly from an event, while it is taking place (conferences, sports, meetings, press events) http://www.coveritlive.com/ http://www.scribblelive.com/ http://chatroll.com/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/live-blogging/

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MicroBlogging - very short, compact entry or post, still chronological. May be a single thought, image, etc… “What I’m doing/ thinking right now” More frequent Posterous Tumblr Edmodo – free private microblogging for education (social network)

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Microblogging Social networking What are you doing/ thinking – in 140 characters or less (include urls, pics, video) Power is in the network (following, followers) Real time/ live/ instant Resource sharing, 24/7 access to experts Has it’s own language (see twitter help or google “twitter glossary”) Tons of twitter tools, add-ons, apps, gadgets…

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The Social Network (2010)   120 min  A story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook. Director: David Fincher Writers: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Ben Mezrich (book) Release Date: 1 October 2010 (USA) The Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/

Social Networking : 

Social Networking A social structure (in terms of the web a technology, service, web site, application) that connects individuals, groups or companies. Facebook – social networking web site launched in 2004, originally private to college email addresses. Opened to everyone Sept.06. July 2010, 500 million active users, wikipedia

Social Bookmarking : 

Social Bookmarking A method for Internet users to share, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web resources. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking Live in the “cloud,” accessible via the web, personalized with an account. Remember webpages you’ve visited, share your webpages or keep them private, organize them, tag them delicious diigo

Interactive/ Collaborative : 

Interactive/ Collaborative Google Docs – suite of online tools that allow you to upload, create, modify, share documents, presentations, spreadsheets Zoho – Project Management, Collaboration & Issue Tracking software – free version Sync.in – web based word processor people can collaborate live on Voicethread – interactive presentation tool, collaborative users add audio, video and text comments

Wikis : 

Wikis easy creation and editing of pages by multiple individuals (collaborative online tool) changes are tracked, revisions always available Wikipedia – free encyclopedia wiki, controlled by general public – anyone can edit content, replace, revise, remove content Wiki Platforms - http://pbworks.com/ , http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/ , http://www.wikispaces.com/ Example Wikis http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/ http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Library_Success:_A_Best_Practices_Wiki

Podcasting : 

Podcasting Collection of digital media files that are distributed over the internet using syndication feeds (rss). “iPod” and “broadcast” or Portable-On-Demand broadcasting Distinguished from other digital media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically when new content is added,using an aggregator or feed reader

The Anatomy of a Podcast : 

The Anatomy of a Podcast Name of the Podcast Category Description of Podcast Episode Name (the recorded mp3 file) Episode Description

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Record Audio MP3 Upload to server (this may be done through a blog or podcasting website) webpage for Podcast (this may also be done through a blog or podcasting website) XML File RSStechnology uses xml to subscribe to podcast People use their chosen podcatcher to subscribe to a Podcast Podcatcher uses RSS to listen for any new episodes

Podcatchers : 

Podcatchers Standard Feed Icon (Add your podcast feed to Juice) (Add your podcast feed to my Podder)

Vodcasting : 

Vodcasting Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast or vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures. Requires video camera, video editing software Requires more bandwidth to store files

Example Podcasts : 

Example Podcasts http://www.mefeedia.com/podcasts http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/the_history_of_rome/ http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php http://twit.tv/

On-Demand Streaming Media : 

On-Demand Streaming Media http://www.hulu.com/ http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ http://www.youtube.com http://www.amazon.com/Video-On-Demand/b?ie=UTF8&node=16261631

Streaming Live Media : 

Streaming Live Media Got a web cam? You’re a broadcaster… http://www.ustream.tv/ - live broadcast streamed on internet http://www.livestream.com/ http://www.justin.tv/ http://www.camstreams.com/

Mobile : 

Mobile Smartphones!!!!!! A study by Nielsen projects 1 in 2 American mobile phone user to own a smartphone by the Christmas season next year. Apps Apple, Droid Many companies are creating their own app market places, they set the standards of what is in their market place Amazon, Verizon More and more technologies will take advantage of apps, ipad, gaming systems, ereaders, AppleTV, GoogleTV

QR Codes : 

QR Codes Quick Response Codes Matrix or barcode readable by mobile phones with camera and smart phones http://www.beqrious.com/ http://www.andybennett.net/

Augmented Reality : 

Augmented Reality Live direct or indirect view of physical real-world environment whose elements are augmented by virtual computer-generated imagery (mediated reality), Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality Wikitude World Browser on the iPhone 3GS uses GPS and a solid state compass

Augmented Reality : 

Augmented Reality Smart Phone Apps that “see” are physical location and supplement with digital offerings 3D Movies, Televisions Gaming Systems Medical and Educational Application of Augmented Reality Augmented Reality Browser– YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Nd04dW2-M Advertising - http://www.getolympus.com/pen/index.asp?intCmp=geto_rdrct_pen3d

Cellular Networks : 

Cellular Networks WiFi – wireless local are network MiFi - a type of compact wireless router that serves as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot (back-connecting to cellular data network/ front-connect to wi-fi device) 3G – 3rd generation of cellular (wireless) telephony standards (network improved) 4G - 4th gen – upgrade of mobile network pervasive computing

Keeping Up : 

Keeping Up Follow expert blogs with an aggregator and twitter Use an aggregator, iGoogle, netvibes for blogs and websites Itunes for podcasts, vodcasts Use a project manager, note taker Evernote – use it multiple ways, online website, add on to Firefox, mobile device, desktop app, capture website, images, notes, etc… Social bookmarks - create your own collection of website and share w/ others

Resources : 

Resources Google Books - http://books.google.com/ Read Blogging for Dummies on Google Books http://books.google.com/books?id=_kHUx5wNH2EC&lpg=PP1&ots=ieeVm3K53b&dq=blogging&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false Educause Series, Seven Things You Should Know About….http://www.educause.edu/ELI7Things

A few good articles… : 

A few good articles… Living in the Clouds, Is computer software becoming obsolete? http://www.newsweek.com/2008/06/09/living-in-the-clouds.html Live Blogging 2.0 By Sarah Perez / January 21, 2008 http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/live_blogging_20.php Tagging gives Web a Human Meaning http://news.cnet.com/Tagging-gives-Web-a-human-meaning/2009-1025_3-5944502.html http://www.devwebpro.com/why-meta-tagging-remains-important-to-web-development/ SXSW Notes: QR Codes Are Everywhere http://www.pcworld.com/article/191528/sxsw_notes_qr_codes_are_everywhere.html