Monday, November 17, 2008

Beyond #46 - My Web 2.0 - part 1

I had a look thru Technorati and came across this site http://www.wordle.net/create

I thought this would be great if you’ve found an article or report and want to find out what the keywords are for further searching – what’s mentioned most?


This is an example already done




I’ve tried a couple of examples:



Original article: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24663336-952,00.html



Another test



Original article: http://www.ato.gov.au/corporate/content.asp?doc=/content/00169431.htm



Greater prominence given to the most used words - might be good for the obscure or the basic researcher.







At the 2008 ALLA conference, we were introduced to this YouTube video by Michael Wesch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wesch - the first one listed, The Machine is Us/ing Us (need a standalone to view). I highly recommend viewing this video re the Web 2.0 – it is a great representation of the way that technology has changed and the use of mashups (with catchy music too!). A nice intro to the use of this technology which might be good in a training situation, providing you've got ability to use a standalone to view it.

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