NABA Tour of Web 2.0 Sites
So you’re coming to tomorrow’s NABA meeting (or maybe not - but you’re on the blog so let’s assume for now that you are) and you want a handy, clickable list of sites for the tour.
First: What is Web 2.0?
Simply put, it’s a new way of looking at websites. Web 2.0:
- encourages more participation (blogging, wikis)
- allows users to classify things in ways meaningful to them (tags, folksonomy)
- enables websites and services to play well together (mashups)
- syndicates everything (RSS, podcasts)
Can you use it in your business? Probably. Think white hat SEO. Think user interaction and networking. Think a better way to let people know who you are and how you work.
But step one is to get to know it from the ground up. And the only way to do that is visit some sites.
Here’s the [dynamically generated] list
(Of course, you can also visit this list on another site, the same that this is built from, Del.Icio.Us, a very useful Web 2.0 site.)
03. Flickr: Explore! - Share your pictures with friends and soon-to-be-friends.
04. FlickrBlog - Yes, pretty much all of these services has a blog.
05. Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Contains more articles than the Britanica and anyone can edit it.
05a. Growing pains for Wikipedia | CNET News.com - No - it's not perfect. But still worth a look.
05a Workbench: Adam Curry Caught in Sticky Wiki - Can Wikipedia be abused? You bet! Here's a story about a VJ gone wrong.
06. Fastwebupdates.com - Yellowikis - A "Yellow Pages" version of the Wikipedia.
07. HousingMaps - Craig's List and Google Maps mashed together. - National -- You'll want to select "Chicago" from the drop down box, top right.
07a. OnOneMap - The UK property search engine map - OnOneMap - Recommended by a visitor. Like housing maps, but for the UK. It's got a great user interface--you should check out what they're doing across the pond.
07b. Cool Google Maps - Who knew maps could be fun? -
08. ZIP code 60606 | chicagocrime.org - Chicago crime statistics and Google maps mashed together.
09b. Wayfaring Map - FastWebUpdatesPlaysWithWayfaring - Sample Map We Made
09c. Frappr! - custom maps for ant group.
10. Podcast and Vlogcasts - The internet -- not just for text and images any more!
11. del.icio.us - A great web 2.0 site. Del.Icio.Us combines a great interface, tagging and a detailed API.
11. digg - A social bookmarking and commenting site - the next Slashdot?
November 17th, 2005 at 5:36 pm
[…] You need to find a website maintenance provider of the second type. You’ll know within a few minutes of talking to them whether or not their what you need. They’ll be talking about your business goals and ways your website can better serve them. They’ll probably veer off into the latest Web 2.0 geek meme for a minute, but they’ll always circle back. […]
November 24th, 2005 at 3:20 am
Re housingmaps, you ought to have a look at http://ononemap.com as well. It may only cover the UK but it’s impressive stuff, and hugely comprehensive.
November 24th, 2005 at 6:51 am
Thanks for the pointer Andrew. That is cool. I’ve added it to the roll. Cheers!