WEB* 2.0 TOOLBOX
SLA San Diego Chapter Fall 2006 Seminar

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Breakout Demonstration Tools

I. Real-Time Communication/Collaboration
  
Tool
 		What it does
VoIP software
Let's you use your computer as a phone. Free computer-to-computer calling with other Skype members. Extra charges for computer-to-phone communication. Includes conference calling and a text chat component
IM Platform
Open source program to manage multiple Instant Messaging accounts w/o installing additional IM software clients
  

II. Firefox Tools

    A. Search Plugins to add to the search bar in the upper-right corner the browser

    B. Firefox Extensions - Newest, Top Rated, Popular, and searchable by Category

My favorite extensions

 

Extension
Why?
All-In-One Sidebar Creates a sidebar to view extenstions, themes and downloads
Colorful Tabs Just that
Customize Google Enhances search results by including links to other search engines; adds Google Suggest
del.icio.us - also found at del.icio.us site Adds the del.icio.us bookmarklet to the browser
EndNote
Exports webpage metadata as an RIS file to import into EndNote or RefWorks
Flashblock Blocks Flash-built website components from opening unless you click them
Forecastfox Local weather in the lower right corner of the browser
GoogleTabs Opens up the 10 search results in their own tabs
Google Notebook - found at the Google Notebook site Creates an online notepad
Greasemonkey
Allows userscripts for things like Amazon and Blogger
LibX UCSD
Adds searchbar for OPAC; copy/right-click text or ISBN's for searching; makes livelinks out of ISBN's
Livelines Adds RSS feeds to reader
Performancing
Lets you post blog entries from Firefox
Pickup Photo Loader
Photo uploading to sites like Flickr
SearchPluginHacks Delete search plugins from the browser
SwiftTabs Let's you create tab-toggling shortcuts
Tab Mix Plus Adds tab navigation functionality; has a crash recovery component to restore the last browser session.
URL Fixer Corrects URL typos, like cnn.con --> cnn.com



Presentation
I. A comic interpretation of Web 2.0

II. Environment of "X" 2.0
  • Communication
  • Collective Input from the Community
  • Long Tail
  • Widget-Friendly
  • Syndication
  • Collaboration
  • Mashups / Remixing
  • Open Source
  • Perpetual Betas w/ Continual Feedback
  • Customization


III. Opportunities in this Environment
    A. Tools are often free/inexpensive, easy to try out
    B. IT Collaboration
    C. Chances for innovation by improving and developing services
    D. Lots of technologies to try out -- COOL!

IV. Challenges in this Environment
    A. Costs: time, expertise, training, financial--and more if whatever you're testing out gets implemented
    B. Long-term support from IT and admin/mgmt? An unfunded mandate?
    C. Training and workload implications during testing and retesting
    D. Lots of technologies to try out -- NOT COOL!
       --prioritizing, keeping up, sorting out which tools are

V. The Toolbox
COMMUNICATION
Blogger Beta
Gaim and Skype
COLLABORATION
PBWiki
Writely
COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE
Del.icio.us
Flickr
WIDGETS
Google Gadgets and Labs
Firefox Extensions
PERPETUAL BETA
Google Reader