Groundwater 2.0
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The document discusses how groundwater professionals can better utilize Web 2.0 technologies and social networking to share information and collaborate. It provides examples of existing water-related groups on Yahoo and notes that groundwater groups have less activity. The document proposes creating a social networking site specifically for groundwater professionals to connect, share knowledge and resources, find collaboration opportunities, and promote their work. Features of such a site could include member profiles, blogs, forums, event calendars, photos/videos, and RSS feeds.
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Groundwater 2.0
- 1. Groundwater & web 2.0 Cheryl van Kempen Jan. 2009
- 2. Anything 2.0 Something’s a buzz on the internet… Generation 2.0 Science 2.0 Business 2.0 Consumer 2.0 Web 2.0 Marketing 2.0
- 3. What’s 2.0 ?
- 5. Do you 2.0 ?
- 7. What are the benefits ?
- 9. So, how 2.0 is Groundwater ?
- 11. Yahoo Group Activity # posts # members group name #memb topic 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 waterwatch 2770 1325 1471 1225 1340 1578 1104 waterforum 5018 504 316 465 573 931 1073 1955 2416 5307 groundwaterflow 21 modelling 341 530 169 25 8 1 2 2 2 hydrologymodel 827 86 89 84 146 188 30 archydro 260 GIS 69 CGWB 33 groundwater modeling, GIS, RS, etc. 50 4 10 watercom 652 www.watercom.ca 25 27 60 48 44 66 74 123 200 Groundwater_engineers 31 25 52 6 18 5 2 1 groundwater_to_the_gulf 30 educators groundwater across Texas & the Gulf of Mexico 24 groundwater 41 amateurs 22 55 13 2 5 1 remediation 106 18 17 18 37 35 20 31 48 49 46 gms-users 145 Groundwater Modeling System 17 19 7 10 4 prigsth2009 12 Symposium on GW Res. Man. Quant+Qual 16 waterweb 291 Integr. water res. Man. in the Americas. 11 44 58
- 12. Yahoo Group Activity Figures seem to dwindle But some activity remains
- 16. RSS There is enough on Water, but not much on Groundwater The Groundwater institutes and research centres are not yet RSS enabled
- 17. Conclusion: Groundwater has some catching up to do…
- 19. For Example
- 22. Networks for who? ASPCA Highschools Alumni Towns Bachelors Parents Fans Inspirational Self-Help Animal lovers Cities Islands Countries Artists Democracy Fighters Minorities Support Professions Greens Hobby
- 23. So, why not add one for Groundwater ???
- 24. Why take part? Share tricks of the trade Exchange tips Discover new things Meet people Find support Interact Build careers Brag Appreciate other’s work Inspire Share insights Connect with event attendees Educate Keep in touch Raise awareness Enlarge your World Change the way we Interact Change the way we do Science
- 25. What is it like?
- 28. So, what could one for Groundwater look like ???
- 34. Groundwater . Ning .com for the GeoHydrologist 2.0