Resources+of+Web+2.0

=Web 2.0 Resources= This page will go into detail about the following resources that have been useful to me throughout my time taking this Software Applications class. Click on the images or links to visit the site.

Voki
Voki is a #|website which allows you to #|create a avatar that speaks, allowing you to send a message through a virtual representation of you or whatever you want. An example of a voki can be seen on the welcome and about the author pages of this wiki. Voki

Google Drive
The Google drive is an online resource which allows you to access documents put on the Google drive from anywhere in which you have access to a device with Google Chrome and internet.You can also share documents with other people and even work together constantly on the same project. It can be very useful if you use chrome as your main browser, need to collaborate with a group on a project, and don't like to rely on flash drives to save your work.

Wordle
Wordle is a program that allows to #|create beautiful looking clusters of words to present your information in a creative way. Several examples can be seen on this wiki. Wordle

Panoramio
Panoramio is a #|website not unlike Google maps and Google earth. It allows you to go anywhere in the world and view pictures of the locations you visit which are taken by other people who have actually been there. Panoramio

YouTube
You have probably heard of and used YouTube. It is a website which allows its users to #|create and post videos for others to watch. As videos gain popularity, they get likes based on how much people like the video, and views based on how many people watch it. Many people have become famous because of a video they posted on YouTube. YouTube

Glogster
Glogster is a type of blog which allows users to create free interactive posters. Glog is short for graphic blog, which looks like a poster but acts like a website. Glogster has over a million users. A glog can contain anything including music, pictures, videos, and text, and can be inserted into an existing wiki or blog. Glogster also has an education based website called Glogster EDU. Glogster/Glogster EDU

Example of a glog

media type="custom" key="24137526"

Kwik Surveys
Kwik Surveys is a website which allows you to create #|free surveys for pretty much anything.

Wikispaces
Wikispaces is the website which I used to create this wiki. It is free to use and can be useful if you need to create a wiki for something which requires easy collaboration, or if you just want to create a #|free website.

Facebook
You are probably already familiar with Facebook. Facebook is a social media site in which users post and share information about their life with their friends.

Twitter
Twitter is another social media site in which people post about their lives by sending out small messages known as tweets to other users viewing the profile.



Yelp
Yelp is a website which allows you to post reviews about businesses you like or dislike, or learn about a business's reputation before you pay for it's services.

=Prezi= Prezi is a presentation software much like power point or Google presentation, but is much more visually appealing and has more features. =Google Apps= Google Apps is basically a collection of apps created by Google, many of which have the same uses as other apps made by other companies, but with added features. Google Apps somewhat acts as a collection of apps from many different companies and developers all united under one owner and collected under one group. =Google Hangouts= Google Hangouts is an app by Google much like Skype. It also has several added features, such as the ability to have a chat with yourself and 9 other people at the same time. =IMDB= IMDB is a site which contains information about almost any movie or TV show you can think of, from who is in it to it's rating. It can be very helpful for finding a movie or TV show to watch. =Instagram= Instagram is a site on which people post pictures about themselves for others to see. You can also add filters to pictures in order to evoke a certain feeling or just to make it look cooler. While most of the pictures on it aren't anything notable, such as pictures of food or filtered selfies, there is much potential to create awesome looking photos. =Wikipedia= Wikipedia is a wiki just like the one you are on now. While they may be the same type of Web 2.0 tech, Wikipedia is a much, much larger version of what my wiki is, with information on virtually any topic you can think of. = =