Blog@Case Topics: web 2.0http://blog.case.edu/topics/web%202.0Gregory Szorcgregory.szorc@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/gps10Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Andrew Mellinoandrew.mellino@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/andrew.mellinoJeremy Smithjeremy.smith@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/jeremy.smithHeidi Coolheidi.cool@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/webdevRoger Zenderroger.zender@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/roger.zender2009-04-29T18:02:55ZPull the Curtains on Google Videohttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2011/04/19/pull_the_curtains_on_google_video2011-04-19T15:40:36Z2011-04-19T15:41:19Z
Google Video is being shut down and people must rescue their content by May 13, 2011. Not a surprising development since Google bought YouTube several years ago. Source: Google Video Shutting Down; Rescue Your Orphaned Videos Before 5/13 - How-To Geek ETC
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Augmented Realityhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2011/04/01/augmented_reality2011-04-02T01:39:02Z2011-04-02T01:44:17Z
It is very interesting what this technology can mean to how we live, learn, and work in the future.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Free Pinboard Accounts for Librarianshttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/12/26/free_pinboard_accounts_for_librarians2010-12-26T19:40:16Z2010-12-26T19:44:37Z
From now until January 1, Pinboard is offering free Pinboard accounts to librarians. Might be an alternative to consider since it was leaked that Delicious will be mothballed by Yahoo.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8State of the Blogosphere 2010http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/11/16/state_of_the_blogosphere_20102010-11-17T00:56:45Z2010-11-17T01:01:09Z
Technorati every year puts out a report that discusses information and lessons about blogging and people that blog. See: State of the Blogosphere 2010
Welcome to Technorati's State of the Blogosphere 2010 report. Since 2004, our annual study has followed growth and trends in the blogosphere. For 2010, we took a deeper dive into the entire blogosphere, with a focus on female bloggers. This year's topics include: brands embracing social media, traditional media vs. social media, brands working with bloggers, monetization, smartphone and tablet usage, importance of Twitter and Facebook, niche blogging, and changes within the blogosphere over 2010.
Past reports are also available.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Book: Introduction to Web 2.0http://blog.case.edu/ksl/learning2/2010/10/04/book_introduction_to_web_202010-10-04T16:53:12Z2010-10-04T17:11:46Z
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The following book is available through the Kelvin Smith Library: Introduction to Web 2.0 / Alan Evans, Diane Coyle Kelvin Smith Stacks TK5105.88817.E93 2010 See full catalog entry for details and holdings information. From book description:
Introduction to Web 2.0 is part of an academic series that covers material on Web 2.0. Blogs — Intro; Podcasting (Audio and Video); RSS Feeds; Blogs — Intermediate; Wikis; Wasting Time with Social Networks MARKET: This presents key information on Web 2.0 and encourages hands-on learning throughout the material.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/ksl/learning2EPA’s 48-Hour Burn Wise Video Contesthttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/03/15/epaas_48hour_burn_wise_video_contest2010-03-16T00:53:55Z2010-03-16T00:53:51Z
Source: EPA website Coming Soon: EPA’s 48-Hour Burn Wise Video Contest Help protect your community from wood smoke pollution Release date: 03/11/2010 Contact Information: Dave Ryan Ryan.Dave@epa.gov 202-564-7827 202-564-4355 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring a video contest for professional and amateur filmmakers on Burn Wise, the agency’s campaign to help citizens reduce pollution from their fireplaces and other wood-burning appliances. With the theme “Learn Before You Burn,†the winning 30- or 60-second videos will promote responsible wood-burning techniques that can help citizens save money while making the air healthier to breathe. Wood smoke is made up of a mixture of gases and fine particle pollution that isn’t healthy to breathe iidoors or out – especially for children, older adults and people with heart disease, asthma or other lung diseases. Each video must cover three basic steps: what to burn (only dry seasoned wood), how to burn it (maintain a small, hot fire) and what to burn it in (an EPA-approved wood-burning appliance that you have maintained each year). For the safety of the filmmakers, no real flames may be used in the videos. Anyone can enter (children under 18 must get parental permission). Winners will receive cash awards, and their videos will be provided to television stations as public service announcements. Prizes are as follows: first place, $2,500; second place, $1,000; third place, $500 and viewers’ choice, a $250 U.S. Savings Bond. Here’s how the contest will work: Some information is available to help filmmakers get started right now on the contest Web site. Then, at noon EST Friday, April 9, EPA will reveal three mystery criteria that must be included in the videos on the contest Web site. Final videos must be uploaded to EPA’s YouTube channel within 48 hours -- by noon EST Sunday, April 11. Viewers will vote on their favorite video via YouTube. Informational video and more on how to participate in the contest: http://www.epa.gov/burnwise/contest.html For updates on the contest, follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/epaburnwise
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Technology Delivering International News - Chile Earthquakeshttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2010/02/27/technology_delivering_international_news_chile_earthquakes2010-02-27T19:57:29Z2010-02-27T19:58:34Z
I hope everyone in Chile and other regions harmed by the recent earthquake will recover. I am amazed in how following international news has changed in the last few years. Someone on a discussion list recently shared a web 2.0 tool called VueTOO. From their website:
VueTOO is the web's most advanced web content solution allowing users and publisher to blend all types of disparate content from any and all sources, "on the fly", to deliver blended content that is demographically, geographically or situationally grouped by view.
Someone has established an earthquake page that combines earthquake data, maps, tsunami warnings, CNN news, and other resources.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Facebook @ the Altarhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/12/03/facebook_the_altar2009-12-03T20:57:06Z2009-12-31T02:07:42Z
Here is a couple that updated their Facebook at the altar.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Bsbal Rned by Txt Msgs?http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/07/02/bsbal_rned_by_txt_msgs2009-07-02T14:30:37Z2009-07-02T14:31:22Z
I think I have seen everything now. No longer is at least one team of the West Akron Baseball League using their traditional dugout hand signs for the base coaches. To be a coach on this team, you better be on the same "network" as the team manager. The commands to the base coaches are being delivered by text messages. The Akron Beacon Journal reported that the team manager, the son-in-law of the former Cleveland Indians skipper Mike Hargrove, has started utilizing the technology because the coaches were missing the signs. I can already see how this will play out in the next Major League movie.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Music Tracks Recorded on iPhonehttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/07/01/music_tracks_recorded_on_iphone2009-07-01T19:11:34Z2009-07-01T19:12:17Z
Are you amazed how much you can do with each new generation of phone compared the even the computers of a decade ago. Here is another one of those moments delivered by the iPhone. The music group The 88 recorded one of their songs using a iPhone application.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Virtual Career Fair in Second Lifehttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/06/07/virtual_career_fair_in_second_life2009-06-08T01:34:43Z2009-06-08T01:35:42Z
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is holding a Virtual Career Fair in Second Life from June 8-12, 2009.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Kindle DXhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/05/20/kindle_dx2009-05-20T06:06:45Z2009-05-20T06:14:36Z
You may have recalled well over a year ago I wrote a blog post about the Kindle being used for textbooks. Well the idea has now taken form at Case Western Reserve University as we are a partner in experimenting with the new Kindle DX.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Case's Very Own Second Lifehttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/05/07/cases_very_own_second_life2009-05-08T03:11:56Z2009-05-08T03:12:20Z
It has been a busy week for technology at Case Western Reserve University. Today, Case announced it would be the first educational institution to deploy the standalone version of Second Life. It will be interesting to see over time if more adoption occurs by faculty and students knowing the environment is closed to only the Case community. I know demonstrating Second Life in presentations I always hear the negatives (porn, griefers, etc.). A closed environment removes the traditional complaints but could bring other challenges.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Competing with the Internet (Don't)http://blog.case.edu/jeremy.smith/2009/04/29/competing_with_the_internet_dont2009-04-29T17:59:59Z2009-04-29T18:02:55Z

What we [Google] talk about when we talk about cloud computing

tl;dr version: Don't compete against the Internet or Why your ERP application was legacy the day it came online.

IT systems are typically slow to evolve. [Pre-packaged software] only receive major feature enhancements every 2-3 years, and in the meantime they have to endure the monthly patch cycle and painful system-wide upgrades… [Google] can deliver innovation quickly without IT admins needing to manage upgrades… [Google Apps] delivered more than 60 new features over the last year…

The era of delayed gratification is over – the Internet allows innovations to be delivered as a constant flow… This makes major upgrades a thing of the past…

Jeremy Smithjeremy.smith@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/jeremy.smithTwitter Replacementhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/04/12/twitter_replacement2009-04-12T23:59:49Z2009-04-13T00:03:09Z
Are you too busy to Twitter? Is it take you too long to post? Give Flutter a try and be more efficient.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Organizational Installation of Second Lifehttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/04/07/organizational_installation_of_second_life2009-04-07T13:55:14Z2009-04-07T13:57:26Z
A lot of organizations and companies were shy about Second Life as it did not meet their needs for a closed community or due to the technology may have even been blocked by a firewall. Second Life has announced they are testing a solution for those limited by firewalls or policy. From the Second Life Blog, they have announced testing of an organizational server solution to Second Life.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Sheep as Arthttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/03/20/sheep_as_art2009-03-21T03:52:59Z2009-03-21T03:55:41Z
What can sheep and LED lights create? You will be amazed.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8No Twittering from NBA Locker Roomhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/03/17/no_twittering_from_nba_locker_room2009-03-18T02:38:21Z2009-03-18T02:39:09Z
ESPN (from the Associated Press) reported that Milwaukee Bucks tell Charlie Villanueva not to Twitter during games anymore. He was told by the coach he was giving the appearance of not being serious during the game. The funny thing is his tweet was about what the coach had told him during halftime, which proves he was paying attention.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8No Cookies on YouTubehttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/03/15/no_cookies_on_youtube2009-03-16T00:26:53Z2009-03-16T00:36:49Z
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that a North Carolina Girl Scout was banned from selling cookies on YouTube. I understand the safety issues, but the "fairness for all girls" is a stretch. I understand not everyone has access to technology or resources, but it seems like a shame to hold people back in the idea of fairness. Countries, organizations, and people that are willing to try things for the benefit of everyone rather than waiting for everyone to try it will move forward in today's society.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8Tradition versus Evolution of Libraries on the Webhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8/2009/03/09/tradition_versus_evolution_of_libraries_on_the_web2009-03-10T02:50:54Z2009-03-10T02:56:14Z
Smithsonian 2.0: Web Tech Guy and Angry Staff Person I have heard almost everyone of these comments at one of my presentations, classes, or discussion about web 2.0 technologies and the evolution of libraries on the web. Thank you Michael Edson for bringing the positives and negatives together in a creative way.
Brian Graybrian.c.gray@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/bcg8