Web 2.0: Behind The Hype Panel

Web 2.0: Behind The Hype Panel Being Web 2.0 – In 30 Minute Steps Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath Email [email_address] UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/talks/panel-1/ Acceptable Use Policy Recording/broadcasting of this talk, taking photographs, discussing the content using email, instant messaging, Blogs, SMS, etc. is permitted providing distractions to others is minimised. This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat)

Contents ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

No Web 2.0 … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 Just like the Web in the 1990s!

Don’t Like The Term? ,[object Object],<xsl:template match="text()"> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="contains(.,'Web 2.0')"> <xsl:value-of select="substring-before(.,'Web 2.0')"/> <xsl:text>Blogs, Wikis and other Social networking software with a user focus, always beta and a long tail</xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="substring-after(.,'Web 2.0')"/> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <xsl:value-of select="."/> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </xsl:template> NOTE Due to increased time in saying alternative version, anyone using this will find the talk concludes when everyone else is in the bar XSLT script by Sebastian Rahtz, OSS Watch. OSS licence available.

Latest News ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

RSS & OPML ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 Why RSS? Widely acknowledged as key news & syndication format. Why OPML? Experimentation in maximising benefits of RSS. Effort : Simple (and trivial if appropriate tools/scripts used). Additional effort may be needed if RSS/OPML become obsolete Syndication

Mashups ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 Syndication ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Why? Simple demonstration to encourage debate about the issues. Effort : Simple (fill in a Web form) Experiences : Superglu service not always available (so what, use Netvibes.com, PLEX, …)

Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 http://www.meanboyfriend.com/overdue_ideas/ http://iwmw2006.blogspot.com/ Why? Facilitates sharing of thoughts about event. Effort : None – the Bloggers are doing the work! Risks : They say nasty things; upset people; … Blogs Users Syndication

Wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2005/wiki-test/ Why? Wikis have proved popular at other UKOLN events Why diversity : To allow us to gain a feel of different Wikis and their strength & weaknesses. Wikis Users Syndication http://iwmw-barriers.pbwiki.com/

Podcasts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2005/podcasts/podcast.xml Why? Gain experiences at popular technology; explore difference usages and technical and non-technical issues Effort : Non – work being led by workshop facilitator. RSS Users Syndication

Communications: Chat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 Too good to be true? Suspicious of anything this simple? See risk assessment page Users Collaboration AJAX Syndication

Communications: Sound & Video ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Issues : Technical difficulties; privacy; trust; business models; … Plans : Evaluate; reflect on issues & act accordingly; …

Del.icio.us ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 Tags AJAX Collaboration http://del.icio.us/gardnerr http://del.icio.us/url/cce31782b323dd77ab48f5ff54ead71c http://del.icio.us/lisbk/iwmw2006-web2.0-panel Tag misuse? Not needed in some areas (e.g. citation analysis, other people interests) So if misspelt still gain benefits.

Microformats (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 Tags Collaboration

Microformats (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2006/sessions/kelly World Cup Web site also has microformats. This avoids the cumbersome downloading dates, entering calendar, selecting import, finding file, … http://www.worldcupkickoff.com/england/ Tags Collaboration

Web As A Platform ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 http://upcoming.org/event/69469/ ,[object Object],[object Object],Other people can take my data and use it to provide my event. They also provide additional functionality for me  Network Users Tags Collaboration

Creative Commons ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2006/publicity/ Openness Tags Collaboration

Wikipedia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWMW Clean, stable URIs? Mashups, integration, annotation, etc. helped by use of clean (e.g. application independent) and stable URIs URIs Wikis Collaboration

Maps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 and IWMW 2006 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2006/maps/ Risk : What if Google go out-of-business? Response : What if local staff leave? What if other development work they should do fails to get done? Note : Northumbria have better example APIs AJAX Mashups Syndication

User Focus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Strategy

It’s Scary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Strategy Northgate Rapper and their double asymmetric somersault debuted at international DERT 2006 competition Addressing fears: Experimentation, practice, working with enthusiasts & youngsters, getting support of friends & colleagues, having a plan B, alcohol?, … We Sometimes Do Scary Things

IWMW 2006 & Risk Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Strategy

Risks (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Strategy

Web 2.0 With Responsibility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Strategy AJAX And Accessibility Argument : AJAX use JavaScript and WAI guidelines implies JavaScript is bad. Counter-Argument : But WCAG 2.0 removes this, and JavaScript can provide accessibility & usability benefits. Advice : Right decent JavaScript and test it! (or provide alternatives).

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Conclusions Note resources cited in the talk are bookmarked in del.icio.us using tag '' iwmw2006-web2.0-panel "

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