Social Media apps and search engines Dental Librarians Group Annual Meeting 2010 Phil Bradley
NetvibesNetvibes for home/start pages Pull all your links and content together in one place Save time as data flows to you Add RSS feeds, create dashboards, Share, or keep private
An example Web 2.0 subject dashboard
Tagxedo Next generation Wordle product Simple and easy to use Flexible You can add your own images to create your own wordcloud shapes
Two of my creations
Vuvox Media Creation, made easy, and Incorporate images, videos Create embedded content and hotspots Use photographs as frames for slideshows A nice alternative to Powerpoint
Web 1.0 and 2.0 compared: a worked example
Voxopop Discuss interests with others Interact quickly and easily Using your own voice Start your own talk groups
My worked example
Readability Readability makes it easier to read webpages It removes the clutter around what you’re reading Great for printing as well Install as a browser bar button
Before/after BBC news story
Wallwisher Online bulletin board with post-it notes Easy to create, maintain, and involve others Great for group use Embed video and image links too
Wallwisher demo wall
Trailmeme Create a ‘trail’ of websites/pages for people to explore Good way to introduce a subject Assisted learning, explored at own pace Easy to create
My Web 2.0 apps example
Animoto Create video compliations from images Produce professional looking products Free accounts limited to 30 second clips
My worked example
YouSendIt Send large files easily Browser based Overcome limitations Free and commercial versions
YouSendItYouSendIt home page
Slideshare Add your presentations Keep them private, make them public Create your own network Excellent for training, distributing
My page at Slideshare
Tizmos Create a page of large thumbnails of resources Use as a start page, subject guide or trail Simple and easy to use
Search engines page example
TitsUp Checks to see if a site is down for everyone, or just a local problem Quick and easy It does what it does!
What it looks like:
Krunchd Quick way to share a lot of URLs Great for teaching, subject guidance, training Generate your own link
A worked example
ScreenToaster Free online screen recorder Works with a single click Add voice over Embed anywhere
Bing
Icerocket – Big Buzz
Collecta
Whos Talkin
Fasteagle aka Mrsapo
Social Mention
Addict-o-matic
Silobreaker
Thanks You can contact me at Or via my website at I’m happy to discuss working with you to update your staff or colleagues with tailor made courses on social media or internet search, from an hour to a day.