I became more heavily involved in Web 2.0 when I started doing IT work for Wescom Credit Union. I was already a user of various RSS readers, and while I had heard rumblings about the various uses for social media, I hadn't made the dive yet. So, armed with a little bit of spare time while answering phones, I set out to master this new frontier.
Nearly a year later, I've created a web presence for myself. I am a Twitter addict, I am participating in Project 365, all my music usage is logged on Last.Fm, and all of this and much more can be tracked through my FriendFeed. This has opened up my online world to all the people around. Instead of just going out and taking, I am sharing simultaneously with everyone in my network. This all comes back to me as my friends surf and share their findings.
Appearing in this space will be news, how-to guides, and random musings relating to social media. My first effort will be to write a nice tutorial that organizes all the sites I prefer in the social sphere and shows you how you can form your own digital posse.
If you've landed on this page and are asking yourself "What is this Web 2.0 stuff?" check out the video below. It was created by a Digital Ethnography class at Kansas State University. This Anthropology professor has established a give-and-take atmosphere by focusing on web projects that leverage the power of the Internet and various Web 2.0 sites. The following is their first effort - a project that used social media sites to research, collaborate, and eventually produce this video. Thanks for visiting and subscribe to my RSS feed if you'd like updates.
