Aug
27
Where to go with Web 2.0
August 27, 2008 | Tagged astro-turfing, blogs, del.icio.us, fisking, flogger, news readers, persona blogger, RSS, technorati, twitter, web 2.0, whois | Leave a Comment
I am just starting to use RSS feeds with Google Reader, and can understand why so many journalists use it. What a brilliant way to read all of your daily news in one place, and to keep abreast of particular topics of interest! I have added news sites and blogs that I regularly read, and I love it!
I have also just signed up to Technorati. Attempting to ‘claim’ my blog has proved a bit of an issue, but I will persist! It seems a great way to wade through the blogosphere, and I am now well aware of astroturfing. Apparently people that do this on blogs are called Floggers or Persona Bloggers. Whilst this is worrying, there is one way we can check a blog’s authenticity, via a whois search. Fisking is another term that’s emerged. An interesting blog about this is here.
Whilst usage of moblogs, podcasts and vlogs are gaining momentum, usage of other quicker, easier applications of Web 2.0 have really taken off. Twitter is one of these mediums that is changing the face of news. I am starting to make some tweets!
I’m also now using Del.icio.us, and slowly getting used to the use of tags rather than the organised filing I have on my computer. I like the idea that you can share, and access your favourites from anywhere in the world! My bookmarks are here.
