1. A Brief Guide to Web 2.0 David Millard, Yvonne Howard Learning Societies Lab University of Southampton Kate Dickens, Ann Jeffery, Kate Borthwick eLanguages University of Southampton

2. Web 2.0: a definition Term coined by Tim O’Reilly in 2004 to describe next generation of Web companies and applications O’Reilly defines Web 2.0 with examples The name is arguably misleading –implying a designed version and discrete evolution –but it’s a useful term Some people prefer the term: The Social Web Web 2.0 really describes latest trends in web applications emphasising interaction, community and openness. Web 1.0Web 2.0 Britannica OnlineWikipedia Personal websitesBlogging Screen scrapingWeb services PublishingParticipation Directories (taxonomy)Tagging (folksonomy)

3. Web 2.0: the companies There are a lot of Web 2.0 companies –Another.com bubble? Wikipedia, Flickr, YouTube, del.icio.us, digg, last.fm But a lot more…

4. Flickr

5. del.icio.us

6. YouTube

7. Web 2.0: key features Participation – get involved! –Upload your own content –Tagging –Collections (Groups, Playlists, etc.) –Comments and Ratings –Just browsing adds value (Most Popular) Identity is important (provenance) –Recommendations (People like you liked…) –Social Networks (People like you are…) How can we apply these principles to LO repositories?