Web 2.0: Building Online Communities
April 13th, 2007 by Victor van Buchem
The OSU inVirtual Perspective Technology Team has authored a new article discussing the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies. “Web 2.0: Building Online Communities Using Social Networking Technologies” Educational Update will be published in the May 2007 issue of The Buckeye.
The article discusses the history of In Virtual Perspective, examines Web 2.0 technologies, and explores how to build online communities. This article also introduces readers to the Virtual560 curriculum taught by Professor Tim Rhodus. His efforts to train students in building online communities (Virtual Clubs) are featured, as well as the partnership with Ohionet and librarians around Ohio.
Lastly, the article explains how to add the PlantFacts search engine to your browser toolbar. This search engine also generates an RSS feed linked to any specific search. This means that you can publish the RSS feed into a website or news aggregator and get continuous updates from the search engine whenever you browse the website or refresh the news aggregator.