Where Can I Find Web 2.0 Now?

It’s great to talk about all of this Web 2.0 technology and try to work out how to apply it to the library as Library 2.0, but wouldn’t it be better to see some of this stuff being used in practice now?

Here are some Web 2.0 features and sites that use them now…beyond the social networking (MySpace.com), photo sharing (Flickr.com), video sharing (YouTube.com) and social bookmarking (del.icio.us) sites…

Personalization & User Ratings-
Amazon.com has you log in and will make recommendations for you based on your searches, you shopping and your lists. You can add your comments and reviews to merchandise you see on their site.

User Commenting (like on our blog)-
TBO.com/Tampatrib.com lets readers add comments to the news stories listed in this online edition.

Tagging-
Ann Arbor Library District Catalog allows logged-in card holders to add “tags” or subject headings to the entries which can then be searched or browsed just like the subject headings that the catalogers add,

Collaborative Authoring-
Wikipedia, 'the Free Encyclopedia' that lets anybody log in and create and edit content. It’s a far cry from Britannica, but wildly popular.

“Mashups” (two or more services combined to form a new service)-
Housingmaps.com uses Google Maps and Craigslist to create interactive mapping of houses for sale or rent.

Take a look at a few of these and use the comments feature below to suggest one that you’ve found.