Web 2.0
AWSF Meeting
April 15, 2007
WESTAF
Matthew Saunders
matthew.saunders@westaf.org
matthew@dogstar.org
Web 1.0
 Web 1.0 refers to the original iteration
of Web sites.
 Generally static brochure style sites
 There was some movement with forums
and listservs towards more interactivity
What Web 2.0 Isn’t
 Web 2.0 is
 Web 2.0 is
Web Sites
 Web 2.0 is
 Web 2.0 is
 Web 2.0 is
not an upgrade to the Web
not a specific Web Site or
not isolated
not static
not a tangible product
So What is Web 2.0?
 Web 2.0 is an idea, a philosophy
 Ingrained in the Web 2.0 mindset is the
“Social Network”
 Collaboration
 Interactivity
 You don’t NEED to own the content in
your site
 It allows “EverythingCasting”
Social Networks
 Social Networks have existed since the
beginning of mankind
 We all have social networks
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People at work
Your friends
Your family
Your clients
Your vendors
What Has the Internet Done?
 The emergence of Web 2.0 has…
 Extended our social networks beyond our
close knit groupings
 Made potential our social networks worldwide
 Given us the opportunity to network with
people we never could have before
EverythingCasting
 The idea is that you can promote
yourself, your brand, your company,
and what you care about using online
social networks.
What Tools Are There?
 Photosharing flickr.com
 Blogging blogger.com, wordpress.com,
typepad.com
 Videoblogging/Sharing YouTube, Blip.tv,
REVVER
 And you can combine them all using
RSS feeds
So, What CAN I Do With Flickr
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Instant Gratification with Cell Phones
Sets
Groups
Clusters
RSS feeds
 Community Collaboration
How About REVVER?
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Video Casting
Video Blogging
Video Sharing
Video Syndication
Revenue Sharing
 They do ALL the heavy lifting for you
Why YouTube Over REVVER
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Huge audience
Well known name
Ease of RSS feeds
The muscle of GOOGLE behind it
Well…where do I start
 You need to:
 Watch
 Listen
 Read
Then…
 Create
 Link
 REPEAT!
Who is online?
 16-35 on sites like YouTube
 +50’s are becoming increasingly
prevalent
 Mobile phones are becoming online
access tools
 Treo
 Sidekick
 iPhone
Content Management Tools
 So What if I Want MORE than a Hosted
Blog?
 Drupal
 Joomla
www.drupal.org
www.jooml.org
What is Drupal?
 It is a free blog, forum, Website
development platform, poll, newsfeed
aggregator.
 Drupal can be almost anything you
want it to be.
 Drupal can be used to create simple
sites or complex sites.
If it is so good, why doesn’t
everybody use it?
 You need the following:
 A server capable of handling MySQL databases
 Some expertise configuring Drupal
 Some expertise using tools like FTP (file transfer
protocol)
 Depending on how customized you want it
 Designing for the Web at some level
Web 2.0 Promotion
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DIGG (www.digg.com)
Technorati (www.technorati.com)
De.licio.us
Real Simple Syndication (RSS)
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Read Other’s Content
 And Comment
 Comment
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QUESTIONS?
Many thanks to Roland Tanglao of Bryght for his input on “Everythingcasting”