Making Web 2.0 Work For Me

I have found myself talking more and more about blogs and wikis and how they can be used in everyday life. A guy at work is thinking about starting sneaker business and whats to know how he can get in contacts and find his target audience. I suggested that he go on blogs about sneakers and find bloggers from Columbia that either maintain the sites or post. That way he can connect with them. So a friend wants to start a dessert business I suggested making a wiki and post how-to videos and recipes. I figured a wiki would be most effective because she modifies her recipes often and she could go back and change them as she goes along. I think that one of the msot useful and valuable things I will take away from this class and a better understanding of web 2.0 is. I know that sounds cliche but its the truth. I stated it in my intentions and I think I have acheived what I intented to acheive. I know that this information will be worthy in the future. I can see myself using blogs in my future plans

Well my wiki is actually more than just links and pictures. Today I added a video that shows all of the places that I talk about on the way. That way people have a visual of the places rather than just a map. I also added mini descriptions of some of the places. The descriptions are more like marketing spots than actually descriptions however that might change. I wanted to add the history context of some of the places like the berg or the newly opened Delana's but i don't find that too important on a place like chili's. I also figured out how to link my dates on my self-made calender so Im pretty proud of that. So I made each date a page, 31 in all for May, and I added a little info to some pages such as graduation and senior discount day, both of which are very important to me. Next step will be to finish adding the little blurps about each place and adding the specials to the calender pages.

Update

Sharing my concerns and progress in class today was a big help to my project. I learned how to deal with my major problems. Had I not asked I would have wasted alot of time today tyring to figure it out. My biggest obstacle was how to link my calender and thanks to Josh...and Mrs. Donna...I figured it out. So from the looks of things my main page will be info about each place I chose to research. Most of them have links directly to their homepages. Then as you click on a date on the calender you can see exactly what is going on at that place on that date. I might add some other special events to the calender such as concerts, campus events, etc. as they come up. So far so good. My next task is to figure out how to incorporate more images into my wiki. Right now it looks really plain.

If anyone is interested you can visit my wiki i guess. Feedback is appreciated

Excitement

Today was the most productive day! I really got alot done with my wiki. Although I haven't gone to a tutor, i still have figured out how to do alot on my wiki by just playing around. My biggest challenge to do was trying to get a calender on my page. i tried to just create a graph but it didn't work out the way i thought it would. i am not sure if i should just copy and paste one. My only concern with this is whether or not i can link the dates to the special that falls on that day. i made some changes to the intro as well as the side page. my next task will be to psy with the layout and color scheme. I am so excited that I actually have a wiki that is starting to actually look like a wiki and not a word doc.

Getting on the Ball

So I have a wiki and thats as far as it goes. I have been playing around with it for some time now and I just can't bring myself to add content. The main reason is because I have no idea how to do it. I was in the computer lab the other day and I saw that they offer web 2.0 tutoring. My first thought was why would you need a tutor. My second thought was that I MIGHT actually need one. Its interesting that these people even exist. Who thinks that someone would need a web 2.0 tutor? I wonder who many people know about this service and how often it is used?

I have a Wiki Now!!

Its official... I have a PeanutButterWiki. I must say that I am having a hard to navigating it but I guess with time..which isn't much...i will learn to use it. I was a little intimidated by this blank whit screen staring at me. I didn't know where to start so I went for the basics. I put up a mission and vision of the wiki. That way all visitors will understand my intent on creating as well as clearly state its purpose. Until less you want to party with college kids you shouldn't read my wiki. Well I guess people still can be I wanted to make it clear what my target audience is. I also played around with the setting such as color schemes and fonts. I believe that my wiki needs to be just as visually appealing as it is informative. I also added a logo to the front page. Not for any reason just because I could. I will probably have to go through the help pages in order to fully understand how to use it. I am used to going on wikipedia and already having the info in front of me. I am open to any suggests, tips, or help in general on how to use this site.

My "BD"

So far I have been gathering a lot of useful info. At the time it is a mess of notes, websites, scribbles, pamplets, and so on. I need away to organize it all. A smart idea would be to start putting in all on my wiki and see where it takes me. From the comments that I have gotten everyone seems pretty positive about the idea of having this wiki. Until I read Nawal's blog I was pretty sure that I wanted to use pbwiki. It was recommended in another class so i assumed it was user friendly. Now....not so much. The next step will be just organizing, omitting useless info, and putting it all together. So to move on to the next step I guess I'll "stop"

moving forward

I am at the point in my project were I have most of the info about the bars and restaurants but I am having a hard time contacting the Amory and DeLena's due to irregular hours or some other problem. I have been asking around to see what would be the best site to sue to make a wiki. Overall people are saying pbwiki. I have to create one for another class and that professor gave me some other options. In the end it is going to depend on which is easiest to navigate. Other than constantly gathering info and organizing it there isn't anything else to do with my project. It is moving along nicely.