I was thinking about my presentation and training, specifically about explaining some basic Web2.0 concepts and the schedule of the sessions. Here is a list of 2.0 concepts that Flickr demonstrates well:
Tags/Tag clouds/FolksonomyIt's occurred to me, though, that some of these concepts will already have been introduced in another training session--obviously Karen will explain feeds in the morning, and I imagine Greg will outline AJAX. In the afternoon, Trudi and I will both be dealing with tags (she more than I). 20 minutes isn't a ton of time--should we be taking into consideration what other sessions will cover, maybe divvying up some of these broader themes to each session?
Ajax
Shared/Creative Commons/Open API
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Feeds
What specifically led me to thinking about this was realizing that both Trudi and I (and our assistants) will be dealing with tags in back to back sessions, and wondering if we should coordinate. What I mean is, in our respective first sessions we explain what a tag is, what a tag cloud is, etc., then in our second sessions we can say "As Trudi/Mike showed you with delicious/flickr, we once again see tagging at this site..." That led me to think, "hey, I bet they'll all have been introduced to rss and AJAX earlier in the day!" Or is all this just going to complicate things? Alternatively, are these concepts complicated enough for newcomers that they should be covered repeatedly?
Obviously, it would be easier to coordinate our presentations if everyone had finished them already [hangs head in shame].
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You've got a good point. I'm not going into much detail with tags. There's a lot that can be said, but I was thinking, that for the short time we have, just a sentence or two will suffice. I'll have some web sites and articles that explain tagging in the staff del.icio.us accounts, and will refer people to them for more explanations.
We'll actually be training people at the same time, so half of your people would have already been in del.icio.us, but half wouldn't.
But, I am referring to RSS feeds. I'll tell folks they can subscribe to a tag or another user's bookmarks with RSS feeds, as previously learned that day.
FYI - I'm not covering AJAX in the Google session. Not sure if anyone's planning on talking about the technical underpinnings of web 2.0. Maybe the speakers? Then again, the focus should probably be on the user. As Mike says, 20 minutes is not a lot of time!
OK, that clarifies things. I just wasn't sure if we were trying to address 2.0 concepts (given our fancy name for this year's day) or just aiming to demonstrate the sites in question. Thanks, Mike.
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