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... 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 the BBC story. 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... 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 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. Google is of course saying that it's not an attack on Microsoft. 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