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Social Software: Blogs and Wikis Web Manager’s Academy March 29, 2009. Darlene Fichter Darlene.Fichter@usask.ca. Why add a blog or a wiki?. Meet customer needs and demands by tapping into human nature create, share and hoard. Ways to Use Blogs. News and events Book discussion area
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Social Software:Blogs and WikisWeb Manager’s AcademyMarch 29, 2009 Darlene FichterDarlene.Fichter@usask.ca
Why add a blog or a wiki? Meet customer needs and demands by tapping into human nature • create, share and hoard
Ways to Use Blogs • News and events • Book discussion area • Morph the web site into a blog
Blogging and libraries • To really maximize the Web 2.0 experience, library blogs have to embrace participation by: • Joining the conversation • Writing in a conversation tone • Inviting participation • Accepting comments
Wiki – collection of pages Home Page Biz Education Pets edit edit edit edit Illustrations adapted from Guillaume du Gardier. What is a wiki? June 2, 2005
Are wikis ugly? True or False http://wiki.lib.umn.edu/
Don’t underestimate culture shock Photo byKhayaL