‫‪Your new desktop: Web 2.0‬‬
‫שולחן העבודה החדש שלך‪:‬‬
‫‪Web 2.0‬‬
‫אריאל פרנק‪ ,‬טלי שרון‬
‫מחלקה למדעי המחשב‬
‫אוניברסיטת בר‪-‬אילן‬
‫‪ariel@cs.biu.ac.il‬‬
‫‪A. Frank-T. Sharon‬‬
Contents
• Relevant Desktop & Web 2.0 Trends
• Web 2.0 Desktop Services
– “Other”
– Google
– Yahoo
– Microsoft Window/Office Live
– 37signals
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The pre-computer desktop
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Relevant Desktop Trends
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Relevant Web 2.0 Trends
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“Web 2.0 Desktop” ideas/buzzwords
• Web 2.0 software-as-a-service vision
• Online/Live/Web-based services (not desktop-bound )
• Web Office Suite (comprehensive, cross-integration)
• Best of breed products (less-is-more-and-higher-quality)
• Web 2.0 design patterns (thinking outside of the box)
• Ajax/Mashup technologies
• Support RSS feeds
• Beta/Labs/Next/Ideas (so beg your help/understanding)
• Public/Free/Open applications/APIs
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Netvibes Personal Start Page
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Protopage Personal Start Page
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• Relevant Desktop & Web 2.0 Trends
• Web 2.0 Desktop Services
– “Other”
– Google
– Yahoo
– Microsoft Window/Office Live
– 37signals
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What are the Desktop Services? 
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Web 2.0 Desktop Services
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Online storage (various multimedia files)
Word processor (editing, publishing, collaboration)
Presentations (slides show, PowerPoint, spreadsheet)
e-mail (multimedia attachments)
Desktop search (integrated with Web search)
Organization tools (calendar, notepad, to-do lists, bookmarks)
Multimedia organizers (images, photos, music, movies)
Messaging tools (IM, text, audio, video, mobile, ubiquitous)
Work collaboration (shared workspace, project management)
Web research tools (snippets, sharing)
Personal start page (mainly for desktop services)
Web site support (site designer, page editor, traffic analysis)
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Web 2.0 Companies/Logos
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http://flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss
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The Big “Web 2.0 Desktop” Contenders
“Other”
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• Relevant Desktop & Web 2.0 Trends
• Web 2.0 Desktop Services
– “Other”
– Google
– Yahoo
– Microsoft Window/Office Live
– 37signals
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“Other” Web 2.0 Desktop (small sample)
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• Online storage – Openomy, Xdrive, OmniDrive, Allmydata, Box.net,
Zimbra Collaboration, Goowy, MySpace
• Word processor – gOFFICE, ThinkFree QuickEdit, Rallypoint,
Zoho Writer, Writeboard, Ajax Write
• Presentations – gOFFICE, ThinkFree, Jotspot, S5, Ajax Sketch,
Thumbstacks, Ajax XLS, SlideML, NumSum, iRows, Zoho Sheet, Zoho
Show, OpenOffice, SimDesk
• e-mail – Webmail.us, Sproutit.com, Zimbra Mail, YouSendIt, Goowy
• Desktop search – ??
• Organization tools – voo2do, Zimbra Collaboration, 30Boxes,
CalendarHub, Kiko, Goowy, Gootodo, Diigo, Zoho Planner
• Multimedia organizers – Zoto, Glide, Buzznet, Riya, YouTube, JumpCut
• Messaging tools – Meebo, Hotxt, Zoho Chat, Goowy
• Work collaboration – CentralDesktop, Zoho Virtual Office
• Web research tools – Ask MyStuff, eSnips, ContentSaver, Plum
• Personal start page – Netvibes, Protopage
• Web site support – Zoho Creator
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Web 2.0 Desktop Mini-Suites
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• Zimbra – e-mail, contacts, group calendaring,
collaboration.
• gOffice – word processing, desktop publishing,
presentations and spreadsheets.
• Thinkfree – storage, word processing,
presentations and spreadsheets.
• Goowy – storage, personalized start page,
e-mail, IM, contacts, calendar.
• Zoho – word processing, to-do’s, chats,
spreadsheet, site creation, collaboration.
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• Relevant Desktop & Web 2.0 Trends
• Web 2.0 Desktop Services
– “Other”
– Google
– Yahoo
– Microsoft Window/Office Live
– 37signals
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Google Web 2.0 Desktop
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Online storage – Base, GDrive (grid-based)?
Word processor – Writely?
Presentations – Spreadsheets, SketchUp (3D modeling)
e-mail – Gmail
Desktop search – Desktop
Organization tools – Calendar
Multimedia organizers – Picasa Web Albums, Video
Messaging tools – SMS, Talk, Mobile
Work collaboration – Orkut
Web research tools – Notebook , Co-op
Personal start page – Personalize your
Homepage?,
Desktop +
gadgets (plug-ins)
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Google Writely?
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Gmail
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Google Desktop Gadgets
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Google Notebook
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• Relevant Desktop & Web 2.0 Trends
• Web 2.0 Desktop Services
– “Other”
– Google
– Yahoo
– Microsoft Window/Office Live
– 37signals
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Yahoo Web 2.0 Desktop
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Online storage – Briefcase
Word processor –
Presentations –
e-mail – Mail (Oddpost)
Desktop search –
Organization tools – Calendar, MyWeb, Del.icio.us,
Group, Go
Multimedia organizers – Yahoo 360°, Photos, Flickr,
Podcasts, Music Engine, Video
Messaging tools – Chat, Messenger (with Voice), Yahoo
360°,
Mobile, Go (for TV)
Work collaboration – Yahoo 360°?
Web research tools – MyWeb?
Personal start page – My Yahoo, Portal “Personal assistant”
Web site support – Yahoo 360°?
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Yahoo! Mail
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Yahoo! 360°
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New Yahoo! Portal
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Yahoo! Portal “Personal Assistant”
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• Relevant Desktop & Web 2.0 Trends
• Web 2.0 Desktop Services
– “Other”
– Google
– Yahoo
– Microsoft Window/Office Live
– 37signals
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Windows Live Philosophy
• Your online world gets better when everything
works simply and effortlessly together.
• So the things you care about – your friends,
the latest information, your e-mails, powerful
search, your PC files, everything – come
together in one place.
• This is a brand new Internet experience
designed to put you in control.
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Windows Live Ideas
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http://www.ideas.live.com/mainpage.aspx
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Online storage – Office Live
Word processor –
Presentations –
e-mail – Windows Live Mail
Desktop search – Windows Live (Desktop) Search
Organization tools – Office Live
Multimedia organizers – Live Favorites, Office Live
Messaging tools – Live Messenger, Office Live Meeting,
Windows Live Search for Mobile Devices
Work collaboration – Office Live (Shared Site), Windows
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Expo, Office Live Community
Web research tools – Windows Live Toolbar (Onfolio offline)
Personal start page – Windows Live.com Beta
Web site support – Office Live: Site Designer/Editor/Analysis
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Microsoft Windows Live Ideas
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http://www.ideas.live.com/mainpage.aspx
Microsoft Office Live Beta
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http://officelive.microsoft.com
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Windows Live Start Page
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Windows Live Web Search
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Contents
• Relevant Desktop & Web 2.0 Trends
• Web 2.0 Desktop Services
– “Other”
– Google
– Yahoo
– Microsoft Window/Office Live
– 37signals
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37signals Philosophy
• Our products do less than the competition —
intentionally.
• We believe software is too complex. We build webbased products that do less, work smarter, feel better,
and are easier to use. We pay enormous attention to the
details and overall customer experience of our
products.
• Everyone loves simple tools that help get the job
done and then get out of your way.
• That’s what our products do.
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37signals uses “Ruby on Rails”
• Software toolkit for building database-backed
Web sites.
• “Ruby on Rails” uses Ajax interfaces that
resemble sophisticated desktop applications.
• Makes it easy for a small
team of programmers to
build advanced Web-based
services fast.
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Online storage – Backpack, Basecamp
Word processor – Writeboard
Presentations –
e-mail – Backpack
Desktop search –
Organization tools – Backpack, Ta-da lists
Multimedia organizers – Backpack
Messaging tools – Campfire (group chat)
Work collaboration – Backpack (@home), Basecamp (@work)
Web research tools –
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Web site support –
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Ta-da Lists
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Ta-da movie
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http://www.tadalist.com/theater
Backpack organizer
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Writeboard
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Basecamp Dashboard
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Basecamp Project overview
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Campfire Group chat
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Major References
Web Office Suite: best of breed products, Web 2.0 Explorer blog - Tales from the Web 2.0 Frontier, Richard MacManus,
http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=123/
Web 2.0 Predictions for 2006, Dion Hinchcliffe’s Web 2.0 blog, http://web2.wsj2.com/web_20_predictions_for_2006.htm
The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005, Dion Hinchcliffe’s blog, http://web2.wsj2.com/the_best_web_20_software_of_2005.htm
Web 2.0 Applications: Google vs. Yahoo vs. Microsoft vs. the world, Elsa Wenzel, CNET Reviews, http://reviews.cnet.com/45209239_7-6526615-1.html?tag=txt
Web 2.0's Startup Fever, Wade Roush, Technology Review,
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16688&ch=infotech
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Web 2.0 Desktop is for real!
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Still aLive :-?)
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