Technology Petting Zoo:
Home

Google Docs & Spreadsheets

Web-based word processing & spreadsheets

Example
Blogger

Blogs:
publish your voice

Example
pbwiki

Wikis:
collaborate to build
web pages

Example
Flickr

Photo sharing

Example
del.icio.us

Social bookmarking & tags

Example
Meebo

Instant messaging:
"in-browser" &
multiple platforms

Example
LibraryThing

Social book cataloging
& reader's advisory

Example
Bloglines

RSS:
web-based news aggregator

Example
YouTube

Video sharing

Example
Pandora

Streaming radio
music advisory

Second Life

Virtual 3D world

Example
MySpace

Social networking

Example

To explore even further, check out SEOmoz's Web 2.0 award winners (2007).

Discover how other libraries are using these technologies on the Library 2.0 examples wiki page.

Descriptions & Definitions

Presentation (Powerpoint file)

Making of a Technology Petting Zoo: MOBAC presentation


Here are citations and links to photos and scripts used.

Brought to you by the Santa Cruz Public Libraries TPZ3: Jessica Goodman, Sarah Harbison, and Victor Willis.
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