Your new desktop: Web 2.0

Your new desktop: Web 2.0 שולחן העבודה החדש שלך: Web 2.0 אריאל פרנק, טלי שרון מחלקה למדעי המחשב אוניברסיטת בר-אילן ariel@cs.biu.ac.il A. Frank-T. Sharon

Contents • Relevant Desktop & Web 2.0 Trends • Web 2.0 Desktop Services • “Other” • Google • Yahoo • Microsoft Window/Office Live • 37signals A. Frank-T. Sharon

The pre-computer desktop A. Frank-T. Sharon

Relevant Desktop Trends A. Frank-T. Sharon

Relevant Web 2.0 Trends hinchcliffe.org/ img/web2tree.jpg A. Frank-T. Sharon

“Web 2.0 Desktop” ideas/buzzwords • Web 2.0 software-as-a-service vision • Online/Live/Web-based services (not desktop-bound ) • Web Office Suite (comprehensive, cross-integration) • Best of breed products (less-is-more-and-higher-quality) • Web 2.0 design patterns (thinking outside of the box) • Ajax/Mashup technologies • Support RSS feeds • Beta/Labs/Next/Ideas (so beg your help/understanding) • Public/Free/Open applications/APIs A. Frank-T. Sharon

Netvibes Personal Start Page A. Frank-T. Sharon

Protopage Personal Start Page A. Frank-T. Sharon

What are the Desktop Services?  A. Frank-T. Sharon

Web 2.0 Desktop Services • Online storage (various multimedia files) • Word processor (editing, publishing, collaboration) • Presentations (slides show, PowerPoint, spreadsheet) • e-mail (multimedia attachments) • Desktop search (integrated with Web search) • Organization tools(calendar, notepad, to-do lists, bookmarks) • Multimedia organizers (images, photos, music, movies) • Messaging tools (IM, text, audio, video, mobile, ubiquitous) • Work collaboration(shared workspace, project management) • Web research tools (snippets, sharing) • Personal start page (mainly for desktop services) • Web site support (site designer, page editor, traffic analysis) A. Frank-T. Sharon

Web 2.0 Companies/Logos http://flickr.com/photos/stabilo-boss A. Frank-T. Sharon

The Big “Web 2.0 Desktop” Contenders “Other” A. Frank-T. Sharon

“Other” Web 2.0 Desktop (small sample) • Online storage – Openomy, Xdrive, OmniDrive, Allmydata, Box.net, Zimbra Collaboration, Goowy, MySpace • Word processor – gOFFICE, ThinkFree QuickEdit, Rallypoint, Zoho Writer, Writeboard, Ajax Write • Presentations – gOFFICE, ThinkFree, Jotspot, S5, Ajax Sketch, Thumbstacks, Ajax XLS, SlideML, NumSum, iRows, Zoho Sheet, Zoho Show, OpenOffice, SimDesk • e-mail – Webmail.us, Sproutit.com, Zimbra Mail, YouSendIt, Goowy • Desktop search – ?? • Organization tools – voo2do, Zimbra Collaboration, 30Boxes, CalendarHub, Kiko, Goowy, Gootodo, Diigo, Zoho Planner • Multimedia organizers – Zoto, Glide, Buzznet, Riya, YouTube, JumpCut • Messaging tools – Meebo, Hotxt, Zoho Chat, Goowy • Work collaboration – CentralDesktop, Zoho Virtual Office • Web research tools – Ask MyStuff, eSnips, ContentSaver, Plum • Personal start page –Netvibes, Protopage • Web site support – Zoho Creator A. Frank-T. Sharon

Web 2.0 Desktop Mini-Suites • Zimbra – e-mail, contacts, group calendaring, collaboration. • gOffice – word processing, desktop publishing, presentations and spreadsheets. • Thinkfree – storage,word processing, presentations and spreadsheets. • Goowy – storage, personalized start page,e-mail, IM, contacts, calendar. • Zoho – word processing, to-do’s, chats, spreadsheet, site creation, collaboration. A. Frank-T. Sharon

Google Web 2.0 Desktop • Online storage – Base, GDrive (grid-based)? • Word processor – Writely? • Presentations – Spreadsheets, SketchUp (3D modeling) • e-mail – Gmail • Desktop search – Desktop • Organization tools – Calendar • Multimedia organizers – Picasa Web Albums, Video • Messaging tools – SMS, Talk, Mobile • Work collaboration – Orkut • Web research tools – Notebook , Co-op • Personal start page –Personalize your Homepage?, Desktop + gadgets (plug-ins) • Web site support – Page Creator A. Frank-T. Sharon

Google Writely? A. Frank-T. Sharon

Gmail A. Frank-T. Sharon

Google Desktop Gadgets A. Frank-T. Sharon

Google Notebook A. Frank-T. Sharon

Yahoo Web 2.0 Desktop • Online storage – Briefcase • Word processor – • Presentations – • e-mail – Mail (Oddpost) • Desktop search – • Organization tools – Calendar, MyWeb, Del.icio.us, Group, Go • Multimedia organizers – Yahoo 360°, Photos, Flickr, Podcasts, Music Engine, Video • Messaging tools – Chat, Messenger (with Voice), Yahoo 360°, Mobile, Go (for TV) • Work collaboration – Yahoo 360°? • Web research tools – MyWeb? • Personal start page –My Yahoo, Portal “Personal assistant” • Web site support –Yahoo 360°? A. Frank-T. Sharon

Yahoo! Mail A. Frank-T. Sharon

Yahoo! 360° A. Frank-T. Sharon

New Yahoo! Portal A. Frank-T. Sharon

Yahoo! Portal “Personal Assistant” A. Frank-T. Sharon

Windows Live Philosophy • Your online world gets better when everything works simply and effortlessly together. • So the things you care about – your friends, the latest information, your e-mails, powerful search, your PC files, everything – come together in one place. • This is a brand new Internet experience designed to put you in control. Windows Live Ideas http://www.ideas.live.com/mainpage.aspx A. Frank-T. Sharon

Microsoft Windows/Office Live • Online storage – Office Live • Word processor – • Presentations – • e-mail – Windows Live Mail • Desktop search – Windows Live (Desktop) Search • Organization tools– Office Live • Multimedia organizers – Live Favorites, Office Live • Messaging tools – Live Messenger, Office Live Meeting, Windows Live Search for Mobile Devices • Work collaboration–Office Live (Shared Site), Windows Live Expo, Office Live Community • Web research tools – Windows Live Toolbar (Onfolio offline) • Personal start page –Windows Live.comBeta • Web site support – Office Live: Site Designer/Editor/Analysis A. Frank-T. Sharon

Microsoft Windows Live Ideas http://www.ideas.live.com/mainpage.aspx A. Frank-T. Sharon

Microsoft Office Live Beta http://officelive.microsoft.com A. Frank-T. Sharon

Windows Live Start Page A. Frank-T. Sharon

Windows Live Web Search A. Frank-T. Sharon

37signals Philosophy • Our products do less than the competition — intentionally. • We believe software is too complex. We build web-based products that do less, work smarter, feel better, and are easier to use. We pay enormous attention to the details and overall customer experience of our products. • Everyone loves simple tools that help get the job done and then get out of your way. • That’s what our products do. A. Frank-T. Sharon

37signals uses “Ruby on Rails” • Software toolkit for building database-backed Web sites. • “Ruby on Rails” uses Ajax interfaces that resemble sophisticated desktop applications. • Makes it easy for a small team of programmers to build advanced Web-based services fast. A. Frank-T. Sharon

37signals Web 2.0 Desktop • Online storage – Backpack, Basecamp • Word processor – Writeboard • Presentations – • e-mail – Backpack • Desktop search – • Organization tools – Backpack, Ta-da lists • Multimedia organizers – Backpack • Messaging tools – Campfire (group chat) • Work collaboration –Backpack (@home), Basecamp (@work) • Web research tools – • Personal start page – • Web site support – A. Frank-T. Sharon

Ta-da Lists Ta-da movie http://www.tadalist.com/theater A. Frank-T. Sharon

Backpack organizer A. Frank-T. Sharon

Writeboard A. Frank-T. Sharon

Basecamp Dashboard A. Frank-T. Sharon

Basecamp Project overview A. Frank-T. Sharon

Campfire Group chat A. Frank-T. Sharon

Major References Web Office Suite: best of breed products, Web 2.0 Explorer blog - Tales from the Web 2.0 Frontier, Richard MacManus, http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=123/ Web 2.0 Predictions for 2006, Dion Hinchcliffe’s Web 2.0 blog, http://web2.wsj2.com/web_20_predictions_for_2006.htm The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005, Dion Hinchcliffe’s blog, http://web2.wsj2.com/the_best_web_20_software_of_2005.htm Web 2.0 Applications: Google vs. Yahoo vs. Microsoft vs. the world, Elsa Wenzel, CNET Reviews, http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-9239_7-6526615-1.html?tag=txt Web 2.0's Startup Fever, Wade Roush, Technology Review, http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16688&ch=infotech A. Frank-T. Sharon

Web 2.0 Desktop is for real! A. Frank-T. Sharon

Still aLive :-?) A. Frank-T. Sharon

Your new desktop: Web 2.0