Google creates tools to help web site developers build more interactive web sites. They started a few years ago when they created search function that a developer could add to a web site. (You can see a sample here: http://www.minnesotaruralpartners.org.) Their latest tool is a mapping function that lets you tap into their tools … Continue reading
Category Archives: Web 2.0
Byte of the Week Podcast
OK I finally did it – I created a podcast! You can access it here: http://odeo.com/channel/108348/view Mostly I just go over the instructions to start your own very simple podcast. It was very easy and took less than 10 minutes. I signed up for Odeo, made a phone call, and hit record (well # really). … Continue reading
YouTube, Prosper, Squid Labs
am just back from a wonderful vacation in Detroit Lakes. Those of you who know me will be amazed to hear that I went a week without a TV. What more amazing is that I’ve been home 5 hours and still haven’t watched it! While on vacation I picked up a copy of Wired just … Continue reading
People Want to Interact Online
The Washington Post recently ran an article on the changing landscape of the top 50 web sites. Traffic is leveling out on many of the top web sites; however sites that feature blogging, social networks, or local information are seeing great increases in traffic. Some of the fastest growing sites include: Blogger (www.blogger.com) – provides … Continue reading
Blog, blogs, blogs
Blog, blogs, blogs It seems as if lately everyone is asking me about blogs. I know I’ve written about them here before but the questions are being asked so I thought I’d write again. A blog (web log) is an online journal. Generally one person or team of people posts articles on their blog (which … Continue reading
Blog, blogs, blogs
It seems as if lately everyone is asking me about blogs. I know I’ve written about them here before but the questions are being asked so I thought I’d write again. A blog (web log) is an online journal. Generally one person or team of people posts articles on their blog (which is really a … Continue reading
LibriVox
I ran across a super fun site today – LibriVox (http://www.librivox.org/) -their catch line is “acoustical liberation of books in the public domain.” They catalog and store audio recordings of books in the public domain. Through LibriVox you can download an old favorite or read and upload arecording of an old favorite. I think the … Continue reading
Intro to Last Week’s Topic
A few people have asked me re-introduce the topics that I mentioned last week: blogs, podcasts, wikis, and RSS. So that’s what I’m doing this week. Blogs are like online journals. Some are fun and interesting; some are business focused. You don’t need to know how to create a web site to write a blog. … Continue reading
Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, RSS, and More
Last night I went to a great presentation by Garrick Van Buren to the Minnesota chapter of the American Society of Information Science and Technology. He was terrific! I am killing two birds today by writing up my notes and sharing them with you and ASIST. So today’s Byte is an annotated bibliography of many … Continue reading
Podcasting
Podcasting is making audio files (most commonly in MP3 format) available online in a way that allows software to automatically download the files for listening at the user’s convenience. The term comes from iPod and broadcasting. The podcaster makes a file available online so that the listener can download the file and listen at their … Continue reading
Byte of the Week 