Find and Share Information on the Internet: Part One, by Malcolm Coles, FUMSI (April 2009)
Malcolm Coles points to the inadequacy of the directory and the web search engine to handle today's escalating volume of information. Perhaps tapping into community will point us in the right direction. He's talking about the social web.
"This month, I explore how traditional methods to find information online have failed to keep up with change on the Internet. Next month, I'll show how you can make use of these new services to find what you need - and allow others to find what you publish." ...
"‘Social' sites do this by trying to directly harness the opinions of other people. Rather than relying on signals like numbers of links to determine quality and relevance, these services ask people to rate content directly. You can then browse web pages based on the activity of people like yourself. ..."
Michael Coles will be describing use and benefits of Digg and Reddit, Stumbleupon, Delicious, and Twitter.
Posted by Gwen at April 15, 2009 07:06 PM