What Is Web 20?

What is Web 2.0?What is Web 2.0?Steve SokoloskiSteve Sokoloski

Mansfield Public Schools Mansfield Public Schools PK-4 Technology CoordinatorPK-4 Technology [email protected]@mansfieldct.org

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What is it?What is it?

• Web 2.0 is name that describes a trend of how people are using the Internet.

• It is more of a concept or set of ideas that are being built into programs or services.

• It is fast moving, and fast changing as new entrepreneurs develop programs and services in this style.

GEEK Speak!

What it is What it is NOT!NOT!• It is NOT something new you need to buy

for your computer.

• It is NOT a new “do-hickey” that need to be installed.

• It is NOT a program the needs to be upgraded like from version 1.0 to version 2.0.

Three Things That MakeThree Things That MakeWeb 2.0:Web 2.0:

1. The program or service exists on the Internet, not on your local computer.



2. Everyday users can easily publish content, you do not need special skills, just creativity.



2. Everyday users can easily publish content, you do not need special skills, just creativity.

3. The content can be shared between users - often with a social component.

Typical Web 1.0 Web Page

Threadcity Cyclers on FacebookThreadcity Cyclers on Facebook

Photosharing Web 2.0 StylePhotosharing Web 2.0 Style

Photosharing Web 2.0 Style: Photosharing Web 2.0 Style: FlickrFlickr

• Sharing photos on the Internet is not new.

• There are lots of services (Kodak Galley, Snapfish, Shutterfly, Picassa ) that do it.

• Even brick and mortar stores (Walmart, CVS, Walgreens) have online photo services.

• Flickr (Yahoo) is an online service that has built in Web 2.0 tools.

• Flickr allows you to upload and keep your photos online.

• You can organize and group your photos in sets.

• You can share them with everybody or just selected friends and family.

• You can search for other photos from other users.

• You can comment on photos and join group who share your interest.

BloggingBlogging

BloggingBlogging

• A blog is an online journal or diary. You can make it public, or private.

BloggingBlogging


• Most public blogs offer the chance to leave comments.

BloggingBlogging



• A good blog post and comments become an online conversation about a topic.

BloggingBlogging• A blog is an online journal or diary. You

can make it public, or private.


• A good blog post and comments become an online conversation about a topic.

• Bloggers who write well and find an audience can make money at blogging.

BloggingBlogging

• Bloggers who write well and find an audience can make money at blogging.

• Popular sites like the Huffington Post, the Drudge Report and Boing, Boing are actually collections of blog posts and news.

• The Hartford Courant encourages local news coverage through iTowns.

Blog ReadersBlog Readers

• Blog Readers are web services that allow you to collect your subscriptions.

• Three blog readers that are free:– Google Reader– Bloglines– Netvibes

• Twitter is a social networking tool using short 140 character messages.


• It began as an alternative to blogging. It is sometimes called “micro-blogging”.


• It began as an alternative to blogging. It is sometimes called “micro-blogging”.

• You build your network by following other users and being followed by others.

• For the month of June 2009, Twitter had 44.5 million unique visitors, and grew 19% from May 2009.


• From June 2008 to June 2009 Twitter grew 1460% year to year.


• From June 2008 to June 2009 Twitter grew 1460% year to year.

• It is easy to see why mainstream media and businesses have jumped in.

- From Tech Crunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/03/twitter-reaches-445-million-people-worldwide-in-june-comscore

• At first glance, Twitter seems like a silly waste of time (only 20% of new users stick).


• Twitter’s data stream has proven extraordinary in breaking news especially in times of crisis.


• Twitter’s data stream has proven extraordinary in breaking news especially in times of crisis.

• The power of your Twitter experience is in the strength of network that you build.

- From Tech Crunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/03/twitter-reaches-445-million-people-worldwide-in-june-comscore

FacebookFacebook

FacebookFacebook

• Facebook is a social networking site.

FacebookFacebook


• It is based on connecting to “friends” online.

FacebookFacebook


• It is based on connecting to “friends” online.

• Facebook will keep you updated with news about your friends, let you join interest groups, share photos and videos, play games and live chat.

FacebookFacebook

• Facebook (a 5 year old start up company) signed up its 100 millionth user in August 2008.

FacebookFacebook


• By March of 2009 it had doubled in size to 200 million users.

FacebookFacebook


• By March of 2009 it had doubled in size to 200 million users.

• If Facebook were a country it would be the 4th largest in the world.

New York Times Online (3/29/09), Insidefacebook.com, www.istrategylabs.com

FacebookFacebook

• In July 2009 Facebook was adding 700,000 users per DAY.

• The growth rate of users 55+ was 513% January 2009 to July 2009.

• The growth rate of high school and college age users dropped 20% over the same period.

New York Times Online (3/29/09), Insidefacebook.com, www.istrategylabs.com

My SpaceMy Space• Myspace is also a social networking site.

• Myspace users tends to be younger because it began as a way for independent bands and video producers to build a following.

• It allows more control over the page design so you see more “decorative” sites.

• Once the market leader it is being outdistanced by Facebook and Twitter.

YouTubeYouTube

YouTubeYouTube

• YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos.

YouTubeYouTube


• YouTube is also a great source of instructional and how-to videos.

YouTubeYouTube


• YouTube is also a great source of instructional and how-to videos.

• In popular culture a YouTube video is called “viral” when lots of people find it online.

SmartphonesSmartphones


• Smartphones are cell phones that can make calls and have the ability to connect to the Internet.

SmartphonesSmartphones• Smartphones are cell phones that can make

calls and have the ability to connect to the Internet.

• Phones today check email, surf the Internet, take pictures, record video just like you were sitting at a computer.

SmartphonesSmartphones• Smartphones are cell phones that can make

calls and have the ability to connect to the Internet.

• Phones today check email, surf the Internet, take pictures, record video just like you were sitting at a computer.

• They are expensive. You pay for the cell phone part, and then you pay for the “data plan”.


• Web 2.0 companies (Facebook, Flickr, Twitter) have special applications that work with Smartphones.

• The market leaders for Smartphones in the U.S. are:– Blackberry– Apple iPhone

Web 2.0 - Internet Safety!Web 2.0 - Internet Safety!• Web 2.0 tools do put information about you

out on the Internet, forever.

• You have to decide your level of comfort with that exposure, especially personal information.

• Understand and use the privacy settings on each of any of the services you use.

Web 2.0 - Internet Safety!Web 2.0 - Internet Safety!• Go in with your eyes wide open and keep and

your guard up.

• If you are not sure or it makes you suspicious ask a more knowledgeable friend or family member before you do it.

• As services like Facebook and Twitter have exploded they have become targets for hackers who want to get at user information.

Your Government & Web 2.0 Your Government & Web 2.0

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