Web 2 for me and you
Location @ Dana Center:
café
Date(s):
Wed 9 11:00 AM - Wed 9 1:00 PM
Thu 10 11:00 AM - Thu 10 1:00 PM
Fri 11 11:00 AM - Fri 11 1:00 PM
Host:
James Smith
Detailed text:
in September 2005, the concept of "Web 2.0" began with a conference brainstorming session between publishers O'Reilly and MediaLive International. What started as an annoying industry buzzword has taken real meaning, generally accepted refering to user controlled - user generated web sites. Blogging software, Photo-sharing and Social Networking Spaces are 3 of the biggest 'web 2.0' types of websites. The ideas behind the web2.0 shift are so powerful they changed the business model of the web, many people claim it a final a move to complete World Wide Web visionary Tim Berners Lee's idea of the participatory Internet. But what does it mean for you? what can it do for you? and how do you do it? Find out more about the different ways to participate in the internet including using a hosted blog, how to use the web's social spaces, how sites like Flikr and Delicious work and for those with web space, how to install your own blogging software.
Biography:
James Smith is an artist, lecturer and experienced web application developer. He has taught Technical Studies at Ravensbourne College of Art and Communication for the MA in Network Media and led workshops in information architecture, scripting languages, interface design, computer game design and content management systems. He has created 4 CD-Rom based educational games, developed the first web based research community site at King's College, created an early "vodcasting" prototype for documenting the Technics festival in 2000 and created the 'Know Your Rights' interactive kiosk in the Millennium Dome. He is currently Technical Director of the Launchlab project at Space Studios in North London. (http://www.launchlab.org.uk). For fun he hosts an internet radio program called 'Monkey Hear, Monkey Do" on http://www.radionoodles.ork.uk