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WEB 2.0 And what it means to libraries Lee Rainie – Director Computers in Libraries April 16, 2007. Web 2.0 – podcasting explained. http://youtube.com/watch?v=OEmss2lg-ug. WEB 2.0 And what it means to libraries Lee Rainie – Director Computers in Libraries April 16, 2007.
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WEB 2.0And what it means to libraries Lee Rainie – DirectorComputers in LibrariesApril 16, 2007
Web 2.0 – podcasting explained • http://youtube.com/watch?v=OEmss2lg-ug
WEB 2.0And what it means to libraries Lee Rainie – DirectorComputers in LibrariesApril 16, 2007
The starting point – Tim O’Reilly and John Battelle – September 2005 • The Web as platform • Netscape vs. Google • DoubleClick vs. Overture and AdSense • Akami vs. BitTorrent • Harnessing Collective Intelligence • Data is the Next “Intel inside” • Software above the level of a single device • Rich user experiences
Web 1.0Web 2.0 Utility DoubleClick Google AdSense Advertising Ofoto Flickr Photo sharing Akamai BitTorrent Content distribution mp3.com Napster Music sharing Britannica Online Wikipedia Encyclopedias personal websites blogging Personal pages Evite upcoming.org Event planning-RSVP EVDB domain name search engine Business promotion speculation optimization page views cost per click Ad pricing metrics Publishing participation Content creation content management wikis Content management systems directories tagging Content classification taxonomy folksonomy systems Stickiness syndication Interoperability
Hallmark #1 The internet has become the computer
The percentage of American adults who use computers and use the internet Computer users – 75% Internet users – 73%
Internet and broadband adoption 1995-2007 All internet - 142 mill. Broadband at home- 96 mill.
Implication: People go online from more places • 89% of online teens have access at home • 75% have internet access at school • 70% go online from a friend or relative’s house • 50% have gone online from a library • 9% go online from a community center or house of worship
Implication: Broadband turns the web into a destination 43% of those using the internet on a typical day say they spend some time online just browsing for fun for no particular purpose
Implication: Broadband (and experience) intensifies people’s internet use and it becomes more serious
Implication: Broadband (and experience) makes people’s daily use intensify
Implication: Broadband makes video a big part of the internet experience 85% of young broadband users have watched online video 62% have watched YouTube videos 19% have posted videos
Implication: Broadband (and experience) make people’s internet use more social • 67% of teens play games online with others • 51% of young adults and 67% of older teens share photos on the internet • 39% of young adults share files from their computers with others online • 22% of young adults and 17% of older teens share videos online
Hallmark #2 Tens of millions of Americans, especially the young, are creating and sharing content online
Content creation 55% of online teens have created their own profile on a social network site like MySpace or Facebook ---- 20% of online adults have such profiles
Content creation 51% of young adult internet users have uploaded photos to the internet ---- 37% of all users have done this
Content creation 39% of online teens share their own creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or videos ---- 22% of online adults have done this
Content creation 33% have created or worked on webpages or blogs for others, including those for groups they belong to, friends or school assignments ---- 13% of online adults do this
Content creation 28% have created their own online journal or blog (33% of college students) ---- 12% of online adults have a blog
Content creation 27% of online teens report keeping their own personal webpage ---- 14% of online adults have their own page
Content creation 26% say they remix content they find online into their own artistic creations ---- 9% of online adults have done this
Content creation 19% of online young adults have created an avatar that interacts with others online ---- 9% of all adult internet users have done this
Content creation 15% of young adult internet users have uploaded videos to the web ---- 8% of all adult internet users have done this
Hallmark #3 Even more internet users are accessing the content created by others
Accessing new information content 46% of young internet users read blogs
Accessing new information content 44% of young adult internet users seek information at Wikipedia sites
Accessing new information content 14% of young internet users download podcasts
Hallmark #4 Many are sharing what they know and what they feel online and that is building conversations and communities
Information sharing and evaluation 33% of young adult internet users have rated a person, product, or service online
Information sharing and evaluation 32% of online young adults have tagged online content
Information sharing and evaluation 25% of younger internet users have commented on videos They also post comments on blogs and photos
Hallmark #5 Tens of thousands are contributing their know-how and/or their processing power to the online commons
Sharing me and my stuff • 40%+ of internet users participate in peer-to-peer exchanges • 10,000 – 30,000 active developers in the global open source movement • 1,000,000s participating in grid computing • Climate change, testing drug molecules to fight AIDS, analysis of the “proteome,” danger from “near earth” objects, comet stardust analysis, supercollider results analysis, extraterrestrial life, climate prediction, evolution math, searching for prime numbers, stock forecasting, projecting “pi”, global species distribution
Hallmark #6 Online Americans are customizing their online experiences thanks to Web 2.0 tools
Information customization ~ 40% of younger internet users customize news and other information pages; ~ half are on specialty listservs
Information customization ~ A quarter to a third of younger internet users get RSS feeds
5 issues libraries and all online participants must struggle to address – thanks to library blogger Pam Berger http://www.infosearcher.com/
Challenges of Web 2.0 1. Navigation--transitioning from linear to nonlinear in format
Challenges of Web 2.0 2. Context--learning to see connections
Challenges of Web 2.0 3. Focus--practicing reflection & deep thinking
Challenges of Web 2.0 4. Skepticism--learning to evaluate information
Challenges of Web 2.0 5. Ethical behavior--understanding the rules of cyberspace
The meta-meaning of Web 2.0 Michael Wesch Asst. Prof. Cultural Anthropology Kansas State University On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
Where we’re going • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE • Michael Wesch • Kansas State University