Social Web Technologies

1) Web 2.0 technologies are being used in limited ways at Williams College, primarily through wikis for documentation and collaboration, blogs, and social networking. 2) Students widely use social networking, messaging, and video sharing, while administrative uses include wikis, blogs, and podcasting. 3) The document discusses specific Web 2.0 technologies of interest like Google Docs, Flickr, and SlideShare, and obstacles to greater adoption like support, culture, and reliability questions.

This document outlines the evolution of the World Wide Web from Web 1.0 to Web 3.0. Web 1.0 focused on static, one-way information sharing. Web 2.0 emphasized user-generated content and social interaction. Experts envision Web 3.0 as being driven by machine intelligence through technologies like the Semantic Web, which adds metadata to allow machines to understand web content. Other potential aspects of Web 3.0 include interactive video, 3D environments, and ubiquitous access through various devices. The document discusses how these technologies could lead to more personalized experiences and intelligent systems capable of complex tasks like planning vacations.

Web 2.0 tools allow for two-way interaction on websites, including communicating, sharing, collaborating and creating content. Some key advantages are that many tools are free or paid, require no installation, and are easy to use. However, some disadvantages include needing an internet connection and registration for some sites. Popular social networking tools include Facebook and Twitter, while sharing tools include Slideshare and YouTube. Collaboration, communication, presentation, content creation and survey tools are also discussed.

The document provides instructions for a workshop on using technology to enhance research. It outlines 7 tasks for participants which include identifying their current use of technology, exploring tools for collaboration and dissemination, examining their digital identity online, creating a blog post, uploading a presentation to SlideShare and embedding it in a blog, using CiteULike for social referencing, and finding RSS feeds. The workshop is facilitated by two individuals and aims to help researchers use technologies to enhance their profile and research activities.

This document provides an overview of Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0 as well as how Google tools like Google Docs, Sites, Groups, and Earth can enhance engagement in courses. It discusses the benefits of collaboration using Google Apps and provides examples of how tools like Docs, Sites, and VoiceThread have been used. Real-world teaching examples and pros and cons of using Web 2.0 tools are also presented.

Web 1.0 sites are static and do not allow user interaction or contribution. Web 2.0 introduced social media sites that empower users to share and interact with each other. Proposed features of Web 3.0 include browsers that learn user preferences to provide personalized search results and recommendations. However, the concept of Web 3.0 is still developing and experts disagree on its precise definition and technologies.

The document provides training tips from two trainers, Rob Coers and Michael Stephens, on effectively training staff on new technologies. They discuss focusing training on the 70% of staff that are open to guidance, emphasizing the professional, necessity, and personal benefits of new technologies. They also suggest using Web 2.0 tools like blogs and Flickr in training, being flexible and playing with new tools, and creating an Emerging Technology Group to plan for innovation.

Office 2.0 refers to the social aspects of sharing and collaborating on office documents online. Early office software focused on individual productivity but lacked natural collaboration features. Newer social networks and services place objects like photos and videos at the center, allowing people to connect through sharing and interacting with these objects. Services like SlideShare allow people to share presentations socially online, treating slides as microcontent that can be embedded and commented on. SlideShare demonstrates how documents can become social objects that facilitate interactions beyond just communication.

Web 2.0 emerged after 1999 and features more interactivity and user-generated content than earlier versions of the web. It includes social media sites, user-created websites, self-publishing platforms, tagging, and social bookmarking. While Web 2.0 provides greater accessibility, mobility, and opportunities for creativity, it also poses security and privacy risks if personal information is exposed, and content quality cannot always be verified.