Grooveshark:
This is a great tool that can help anyone share music, review music, and discover music. Once you type in a song, Grooveshark will recommend songs based off what you typed in! It is pretty cool! You can also save a play list that you created on Grooveshark and make it a widget to put on your own website! You can also sync your library with any player from iPods to iRivers. You can check out Grooveshark at the following link: http://listen.grooveshark.com/
Hulu:
A popular site that I have heard about through many people is called Hulu. It is an online video service that offers TV shows and hit movies. I think this is a great site! It makes it easy to catch up on your favorite TV shows. I also love that I can find hit movies right online for FREE! Along with being free there is also no registration or downloads required! Check it out at the following link: http://www.hulu.com/
Slide:
If you enjoy taking pictures and organizing them, Slide is a fun tool for you! This site can turn your personal pictures, things you want to buy, news, entertainment, etc. into your very own slideshows! You can put these slideshows onto your very own website or your own desktop! Once you decide what pictures you would like to use, you can pick a theme, a certain song that plays in the background, a video to play, the size, the background, style of transition, and you can choose your own privacy settings of who can see your slideshow! You are the designer at this site! Preserve your memories and make it fun at this site: http://www.slide.com
LinkedIn:
Along with having fun, it is important to keep up with your professional life as well! As you know, making relationships is key to your professional success! LinkedIn is a tool to help you open doors to opportunities using the professional developments you already have! Keep in touch with people that you have already met in the workplace and then meet people through the connections you already have! Once you make a free account you can fill in your profile. You can put your work experience, your education what you are looking for, and connect with others to find a job. Social networking is key to success! Start by going to this site: http://www.linkedin.com/
6 comments:
These are great Web 2.0 tools. I'm familiar with Grooveshark and love the ideas behind this technology!
HI Jen~
WOW! I have heard of a few of things, but now I need to check them out! This was certainly some interesting information; thanks for sharing!
Kathryn
Jen,
This is an amazing blog. Thank you so much for all of these different Web 2.0 sites. I have to admit that when I saw the term Web 2.0 I honestly had no idea what it meant. I am still pretty fuzzy about it but hope that as I continue to research I will figure it out. I know that this is only my first technology class since undergrad and that I have a lot to learn but sometimes it seems very overwhelming.
Very nice Jen. I'm a huge fan of Hulu. It also has great old classic black and white movies. Grooveshark looks pretty cool too. I'm going to have to check it out and maybe make a playlist for my Tech Lab based on song requests by my students. Slide looks interestng too. I wonder how it compares with Picassa. I'll have to spend some time with them both and see. Are you a member of LinkedIn? I am but have done nothing with it. I'll try to carve out some time to really explore the tools you talked about here. Thanks for some great choices.
Jen, thanks for the great resources! I can't wait to check out Grooveshark! Sounds great! I love Hulu! I was able to catch up on several TV shows that I have not had time to watch, like Fringe and the Colbert Report. They also have some cool science-y movies from Nasa and National Geographic. Great blog! Thanks!
Jen I just heard of a music rating Web 2.0 that does a similar job of looking at music. It is called Live Plasma the interface looks like a cmap!! Brings back good memories. Anyway different artists kind of bubble out from an artist that you put in. Based on the color and size of the bubble you can gauge popularity or genre. It's very visual for the visual learner. Great looking site. Loved the use of VoiceThread.
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