CiL O8: Digital Convervgence & People Apps

DIGITAL CONVERGENCE & PEOPLE APPSBeth Gallaway

Information Goddess Consulting

Computers in Libraries, 2008

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Digital Convergence Cross-platform One format “talks” to another

People Apps Social software Connecting people

WIDGET

Piece of the web imported and embedded to: your desktop your website or blog computer or phone another application

IGOOGLE

BLOGGER

FACEBOOK

WHY WIDGETS?

One click is too many Cross platform (web standard) No downloads Easy! Copy + paste = embedded widget

VIDEO: OLD WAY #1

VIDEO: OLD WAY #2

VIDEO: NEW WAY!

http://alfocus.ala.org/videos/national-library-week-go-fish

YOUTUBE EMBED CODE

<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JRrFuOr3pPg&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JRrFuOr3pPg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

IM: OLD WAY

IM: NEW WAY!

MEEBO

Crossplatform Chatrooms &

widget allow communication

Convergent Connects all your

IM accounts

http://www.meebome.com

STEP 1: NAME & CUSTOMIZE

STEP 2: CONNECT

STEP 3: GET CODE

MEEBO EMBED CODE

<!-- Beginning of meebo me widget code. Want to talk with visitors on your page? Go to http://www.meebome.com/ and get

your widget! --> <embed

src="http://widget.meebo.com/mm.swf?ioMtISSCVb" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="190" height="275"></embed>

FORM

MEEBO IN THE CATALOG

TWITTER

Crossplatform Post via web Post via phone Post via IM

Cross Application Post via Firefox searchbar Post via Second Life

SIGN UP FOR TWITTER

1. Go to http://www.twitter.com2. Click “Join for Free" to get to the Create a

Free Account screen3. Complete:

• Username• Password• Confirm Password• Email Address• Character recognition

4. Click "I accept. Create my account"

GET A BADGE

http://twitter.com/badges/

TWITTER EMBED CODE

<div style="width:176px;text-align:center"><embed src="http://twitter.com/flash/twitter_badge.swf” flashvars=”color1=52428&type=user&id=10001" quality="high" width="176" height="176” name="twitter_badge" align="middle” allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /><br><a style="font-size: 10px; color: #00CCCC; text-decoration: none" href="http://twitter.com/infogdss29">follow infogdss29 at http://twitter.com</a></div>

TWITTER LIBRARY USE: NEBRASKA LIBRARY COMMISSION

Tracking questions/stats:

http://twitter.com/NLC_Reference

TWITTER LIBRARY USE:READING (MA) PUBLIC LIBRARY

Another way to do reference:

http://twitter.com/andreamercado

SIGN UP FOR SECOND LIFE

1. Go to http://www.secondlife.com2. Review minimum system requirements!3. Click “Join”4. Complete:

• Name• DOB• Email address

SL TWEETS HUD

http://www.sltweets.com/

SL TWEETS COMMANDS help – Get help ##### setup <username> <password>

Register and store your username & password post <message> Post your message show (hide) - Show or hide the HUD note <note> Store note tag <tag,tag,tag> - Store tags reset - Resets the SLTweets hud user - Display stored Username usersite – Visit SLTweets.com Users Web Site channel <channel> - Change command channel search <criteria> - Search your tweets, notes &

tags

TWEETING ON THE DESK

WHY TWEET FROM SL?

Reference statistics Archive becomes FAQs Bookmark locations Raises visibility Connect to users

http://twitter.com/ceru

THE FUTURE OF WIDGETS

IM to & from virtual worlds Transference of “physical” widgets Virtual dollars to real dollars Widgets on every webpage!

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