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=Week 10 - More W2.0=

Tout is a relatively new social media microblogging platform where users can record and then post 15 second mobile videos on Tout and other social media sites. There is also a feature that allows users to respond to other Touts, so you can carry on video conversations.Tout has been popularized by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), whose stars broadcast comments to their fans regularly. There is also a ToutApp for iPhones , iOS and Android. The following links go into more detail about the extremely beneficial relationship between the WWE and Tout, as well as to how Tout can be used for real time social media status video updates. [] [] [] [] []

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Posted by Nicole Schofield

Movie Fans: IMDB.com!
If you're a big movie fan like myself, then [|IMDB.com] (Internet Movie Data Base) is for you. One of the first major sites on the Internet, IMDB has monopolized the movie web info business in the same way that Google has cornered the market on search and Ebay on auctions. Not only can you find (for free) all you need to know about the latest releases, stars, directors and everything else about a new movie, but you can also find everything you could possibly want to know about every classic movie (and TV show) ever made. And, if you are in the motion picture business, a small monthly fee lets you upgrade to IMDB Pro where you have access to studios, producers, agents, etc. etc. and all the contact information for people in the business that you could ever want or use. Best movie site on the Internet by far.

Posted by David Sweet

=__Craigslist: Web 2.0 or not?__=

I guess that all depends on your definition of craigslist and what web 2.0 actually is! My first thought was to look up the actual definitions of the two on Wikipedia. This is what I found:

[|Craigslist] - a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.

[|Web 2.0] - a concept that takes the network as a platform for information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. A Web 2.0 site allows users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators (prosumers) of user-generated content in a virtual community, in contrast to websites where users (consumers) are limited to the passive viewing of content that was created for them . Well, by definition, one can look at craigslist and see that is does in fact share information, it is designed by the user (at least individual ad is), users do interact via email, and collaboration could be allowed if a person’s account login is shared.

Interestingly enough, the creator of craigslist has this to say about his site, //“"Web 2.0" means a lot of things to different people////.////In my favorite sense, it refers to sites which are run in a culture of trust, where the users form a community which runs the site. As David Weinberger says, it's a site about "us" (the community) not so much about "them" (the nominal owners).////You might observe that this is a return to the values of the early 'net and Web, kinda Web 0.0.”//

So in plain sight, the creator of craigslist believes that his sight is more Web 0.0 than Web 2.0. I was able to find other sites dedicated to presentations explaining craigslist as a Web 2.0 site. You check out one of the sites I found by clicking [|here] and watching the #|slide show. Based on my research and my understanding of the definitions given, I would have to say that craigslist is in fact Web 2.0, although it might be an archaic version of sorts, it still seems to lean that direction. My guess is that Craig Newmark is being conservative and trying to play down the influence craigslist has had on buying and selling on the internet as well as how large a tool it is.

//Edited by Luke Wier//

= = =CRAIGSLIST=

Craigslist is “Local classifieds and forums-community moderated and largely free”. Craigslist was developed by Craig Newmark in 1995, in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the beginning most of the postings were notices of social events of interest to techno geeks in SF. As the site grew from word of mouth the postings and demands grew rapidly, causing the list of categories to grow. In 1996 Craig registered craigslist.org and went live with the website.

__User Content__
Craigslist has a lot of user generated content. Aside from the fact that Craigslist is mainly community moderated there are many interactive aspects on the site. Some of these include
 * The discussion forums: from “alt energy” to “yoga” a person can go on Craigslist and discuss almost any imaginable subject with other Craigslisters. There are also many “secret forums" on the site.
 * The Craigslist blog: This blog has a comments section.

Almost all of the categories can technically have an interactive aspect, as people can post responses to other ads. This is not typically encouraged by the CL community though, and will usually be flagged off. The community tends to expect users to do their interacting on the forums.

Posted by Emerald Crafton

Etsy
Etsy is a site that a user can use to sell their crafts or whatever you might make. It costs the user 20 cents to post an item for 4 months and when it sells, Etsy collects 3.5% of the sale price. Buying the item is done all through Etsy with it's online shopping cart. I guess it's like Ebay but without the auction. A friend of mine has an Etsy that I thought I'd share with you so that you can see what it's like. The items there are all handcrafted by her. Here it is: []

Edited by Tom McCarty

Pinterest Web 2.0

I think Pinterest is becoming one of the most used sites on the internet these days. Its great for finding new ideas and helping people everyday! I have a friend who is a teacher and she uses pinterest everyday almost to help herfind things to do for her class and fun crafts and activities!

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By Jaden Anderson

What is Twitter doing? Twitter is changing the way the people view business, sports, and each other. Twitter, a web 2.0 technology helps us keep current on the popularity chain. From Jason Bronco's Biceps, to Payton Manning's career in football, Twitter keeps the world informed and tweeting. In regards to having instant updates and viewing the responses of the people football drafts, amongst other things will change by popular vote and demand. So tweeters, keep tweetin’, ‘cuz twitter's got my vote! [|https://twitter.com/?uid=392244321&iid=5145d999-77aa-4ddd-ab66-] edited by Jeannie Snedegar

I also really like pinterest yes its another social web site. you can follow groups if you see some thing you like you can do what they call pin it from some one else wall and pin it on yours so your friends and follows cans they have crafts, all types of food, style of clothes to hair. traveling just a lot of things its really nice they also have so many food respices and drink reprices out there to pin and repin this another site recommend to my friends and family. posted by Christina Vickers
 * Movie lovers should check out IMDB.com every thing you could find out about a movie they have trails and so on IMDB.com is a very good social site I have them on my computer and my phone.**

=What is Pinterest?=

Per the Pinterest website the definition of pinterest is:
“Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.”

Pinterest was ranked third behind Facebook and Twitter in #|Experian Hitwise’s ranking of top ten social networks. Pinterest was introduced to the Web in late 2009. Today, the site is visited daily by more than 1 million visitors who can’t stop pinning their favorite photos and images that depict style, recipes, craft, children, pets, recipes etc.

Posted by Cheryl Berger

=ReverbNation= This little gem is where the real hippsters are hanging out. It is a site that is similar to YouTube in the way that users can upload their own music/videos. However, unlike YouTube it is almost exclusively for local artists. Fans can log in for free and check out the bands. Bands can chat with fans. Venus can locate artists to book. Artists can contact venus. It is pretty cool if you love music, and are tired of the "mainstream" hogwash that gets played to death on the radio. Plus you get to support some poor starving musician in realizing his dreams of Rock Super Stardom... :) Check it out unless it's too "hip" for you... lol []

Edited By Shelly West

HootSuite
HootSuite is a social media manager, one place that you can go to see all (or most) of your social network sites. The free option gives you 5 social networks, free quick reports, message scheduling, and 2 RSS/atom feeds. The interface is so far pretty easy to figure out. I would definitely recommend checking Hootsuite out if you are a regular facebooker/twitterer/instagrammer/other social network-er.

Posted by Rachel Hooper

**Bravenet.com**
Bravenet.com is a pretty cool website for those who are into designing their own web pages. It is a tool that has all the free web tools available to you out there to help you produce the most amazing page you can with minimal or mad design skills. It has been around for 10 years and continues to grow with the changing times.

Posted by Mary Bond

[] is a platform for original web series. Producers can distribute their product to viewers. Not a youtube type platform, but actual ongoing series viewable over the internet. Some pretty good and award winning series on available on network television.

Posted by Jan Bardwell


 * //URBAN DICTIONARY//**

Okay so let me #|start out by saying that this websites definitions are user modified and voted upon, so it isn't the most professional source for actual legit research. Definitely don't base any school papers on the stuff found on there. Also, a lot of the content contains adult language so don't ask a question if your virgin eyes can't handle the answers you might get. With that disclaimer being stated, I must say I freaking LOVE this website! I was introduced to it about 5 years ago, by my brother. He showed me some funny definitions to his name (Nigel) and we proceeded to look up every friends name we could think of, all with hilarious results. Try your name to see what I mean. The site is very much a 'street' version of a dictionary, and uses/defines slang words, which actually might be helpful to parents trying to understand what the heck their kids are talking about. Enjoy!

Urban Dictionary

POSTED BY> Aaron Ford

=Free Stuff!?! I'll take two: Antiroid.=

I hate paying for mobile apps. I don't use my droid enough as a mini computer and it's not the world's greatest smartphone, so I'm always afraid anything I buy won't work. I also don't have the latest OS and there's a dearth of user input on what actually works, unless you want to read through hundreds, sometimes thousands of comments. They give you 30 minutes to refund software...but on some networks and connections it may take more than 30 minutes just to download the thing.

Enter the Antiroid.

This a Web 2.0 site that amalgamates the opinions of thousands of users recommending free replacement software— sometimes better than the original. The best part is, there's handy little menus that show reports of what works with what and what minimum specs you should have. Reading comments is only for your own benefit. The site tells you all about the differences from the original, so you can be the judge of whether or not it's a worthy replacement. Then, thumbs up or down whether or not it's similar. Bam. Group effort to save a buck. Special thanks to the people that actually develop this software and ask for nothing in return. Oh, and there's no advertising, either.

The best part is that it's all legal. No stealing, no untrustworthy servers, no slinking around with this and that. You can download and use with piece of mind.

//Edited by Gregory L. Dewar, Free Stuff Patriot.//

DIGG
Digg is a place to find the latest and most interesting stories around. A feed displays headlines and the beginning of an interesting story about the latest news. Each story comes from their own site but is all displayed by Digg. Once you've read the story you have the option to "Digg" it by pressing the thumbs up button. You can also share, save and comment on the article via Facebook or Twitter. By becoming a member you can submit a link, and contribute to the various stories that interest people. To check it out, click here. I like the concept of Digg because it's sort of like reading a newspaper with information from all around the country. It also gives you the opportunity to become familiar with various websites that post news on Digg.

Posted by Katie Warren

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Jimdo is a free website builder that ties different web 2.0 technologies together. It gives the option to embed widgets, YouTube videos, add your tweets, and/or link to your Facebook account as well as write a blog. With this service, you don’t need to know how to write code, or build a webpage. It is all done for you at no cost. There are paid services that offers more variety and services as well as a small fee to block advertisements, but it is a nice place to get started if you would like to start your own web page.
 * __Jimdo__**

Posted by Rebecca Smith

=**Yelp**=

Yelp is a good site to check out local reviews of restaurants and other places of business. There are twenty six catagories to choose from of local businesses and their reviews. When you look under the restaurants page I'm sure that you will see some type of food that you like because there is over one hundred different types to choose from. This site is a free one. You can also get a mobile App so you can check out local reviews on the go. You can also check it out on Facebook and Twitter. I really like this site check it out and see for yourself you might like it to. []

Edited by, Chad Noice


 * Reddit!**

Reddit, it's pretty much everything on the internet rolled into one gigantic community! There are so many sub categories for you to check out, including things like "Ask me anything, Ask Reddit, AdviceAnimals, DIY, and a great amount of hilarity in catagories like Funny. Really anything you can think of. There's also a dark side to the website, but you get warnings about those right away. It's a community that can really only be explained by joining in on the fun, just hop in any category and start talking to people. I know after this I'm going to go waste a good hour on the website. I hope you guys can enjoy, if you haven't already.

Posted by Michael Dutra

=**More about Pinterest**=

Pinterest is a bookmarking site organised around the idea of pinboards. You find interesting things, you pin them to your board. The idea’s simplicity and the site’s ease of use is the secret of its fast-growing success.
 * With your own Pinterest account, you can create pin boards (categories) and pin images and videos to those boards.
 * You can create boards that can be managed by several people, allowing a group of people to grow your boards.
 * You can follow other people, or just single boards created by other people. When you do, their pins will show up in the home page when you log in.
 * You can add a “Pin It” button to your browser, making it easy for you to pin any web page you like while you are surfing the web.
 * You can add a Pin It button to your web pages, encouraging your users to pin your content to their boards.

Posted by: Danielle Howard

= [|Craigslist] = = =

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Old but widely used by employers and job seekers, renters and consumers. Craigslist is nationwide and caters specifically to people who are willing to advertise online for employment, housing and consumer materials. The scary part of this type of free advertising is the "unknown" associated with each free post. We have all read about the Craiglist crimes that have happened over the years. This site serves a purpose and caters to a huge demographic, but just be careful about who you give your info to or to what lengths you will go to to get a good deal. =====

Brenda Dolph-Dory