Computers Are Your Future Twelfth Edition * 07/16/96 Computers Are Your Future Twelfth Edition Spotlight 4: Web 2.0 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* 07/16/96 Spotlight 4: Web 2.0 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* What Is Web 2.0? 07/16/96 Web 2.0 Set of techniques that collectively provide an upgraded presentation and usefulness for the World Wide Web Applications include: Blogs and Vlogs Wikis Podcasts and vodcasts Social networking Photosharing Communication Collaboration Content sharing Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Blogs and Vlogs Blogs (short for Web log) Vlogs (short for video log) * 07/16/96 Blogs and Vlogs Blogs (short for Web log) Contains a personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks Many free sites can help set up a blog Vlogs (short for video log) Set of personal reflective videos Many vlogs are posted on YouTube Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* Blogs and Vlogs 07/16/96 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* Wikis 07/16/96 Wiki Online information source that allows anyone to edit, delete, or modify content Wiki means “quick” in Hawaiian Can create your own wiki May have errors, so it should not be a primary research source Most popular wiki is Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia CoffeeCup is HTML wiki software Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* Wikis 07/16/96 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Podcasts and Vodcasts Podcast * 07/16/96 Podcasts and Vodcasts Podcast Blend of iPod and broadcast—program in digital format available for download and replay Most podcasts are free; others have a small charge iTunes is a popular source Can create your own podcast with software and a microphone Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

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Podcasts and Vodcasts Vodcast (or video podcast) * Podcasts and Vodcasts 07/16/96 Vodcast (or video podcast) Refers to the online delivery of a video clip on demand Popular video-sharing Web sites include: YouTube iTunes iTunes Higher Education Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Social Networking Social networking * 07/16/96 Social Networking Social networking Group of individuals creating a community for: Sharing pictures, thoughts, and common interests Securing employment Be aware of security issues when using any social networking site Clickjacking Identity theft Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Social Networking Examples of social networking sites * Social Networking 07/16/96 Examples of social networking sites Second Life—a free online virtual world Facebook—used by over 250 million people Twitter—uses quick, frequent entries Flickr—service used to store and share photos and videos MySpace—started the social networking push Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Social Networking Examples of social networking sites (con’t.) * Social Networking 07/16/96 Examples of social networking sites (con’t.) LinkedIn—site for professionals to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities Ning—networks related to your interests Digg—discover and share content from anywhere on the Web RSS Feeds—notifies you when updated Web content is available Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* Social Networking 07/16/96 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Instant Messaging Instant messaging (IM) * Instant Messaging 07/16/96 Instant messaging (IM) Quick way of chatting with your buddies AOL Instant Messenger Microsoft Live Messenger Yahoo! Many social networking sites Chatting is synchronous—both parties online at the same time Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Instant Messaging Chat by voice through use of: Webcam * Instant Messaging 07/16/96 Chat by voice through use of: Webcam Microphone and speakers Skype and similar services Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* 07/16/96 Texting Texting Provides quick communication of messages that may include images, video, and sound Usually on a mobile phone and uses abbreviations State legislation is designed to protect young Internet users from sexting, a combination of sex and texting Is asynchronous—parties need not be online at the same time Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Texting Avoid texting when: * Texting 07/16/96 Avoid texting when: In motion: running, walking, jogging, riding a bike, etc. Sitting alone in a remote public place Walking in crowds Driving Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* Tagging 07/16/96 Tag User-generated word or phrase that helps organize Web content Web developers refer to these tags as metatags When searching, tags help locate a Web page or blog Another meaning: assigning names to people in a photo (tag a photo) Facebook Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Collaboration Tools Collaboration tools * Collaboration Tools 07/16/96 Collaboration tools Help people work online as a team Google Apps is suite that combines: Gmail Google Docs Can be used to create, edit, and import existing word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation documents Google Calendar Google Talk Google Sites Microsoft Office Web Apps are also available Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* 07/16/96 Web 2.0 in the Classroom Forums and discussion boards are threaded discussions that may or may not be monitored. Someone asks a question or expresses an idea and others add their thoughts or answers Collaboration is important in completing team project. Some tools: Podcasts on iTunes, videos on YouTube, Web searching, blogs, and wikis Be sure to apply netiquette. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* 07/16/96 Web 2.0 in Business More and more employers check social networking sites of potential employees. Be careful what you post on social networking sites. LivingSocial collects data people provide on sites such as Facebook and sells it to businesses for marketing. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

Safety and Privacy Beware of giving out too much personal information * Safety and Privacy 07/16/96 Beware of giving out too much personal information Use privacy options Don’t trust, just verify Control comments Search yourself to check your profile Follow school or company policies Read privacy statements of Web sites Do not invite strangers to be friends Create smaller social networks Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

* 07/16/96 Web 3.0? Web 3.0 The next generation of the Web Search tasks will be faster and easier The more you use the Web, the more your browser learns about you You can be less specific in your searches The “mashup” combines two or more applications into a single application Example: Review restaurants and locate them with Google Maps Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall *

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