Digital Culture Presentation

Web 2.0: The Poster from flickr


Thanks to everyone who attended my presentation on digital culture.

I promised to post some of the tips and links I referenced, so here they are. There's also plenty of other material in this blog, so take a look around.

If you haven’t already, get microblogging on Twitter and sign up to social network like Facebook. Explore some of the social applications like the music sharing app. iLike.

Check out the differences between Facebook, which is a network largely for people who already know each other and Bebo, which has a younger profile and positions itself more as a social media site, with online TV shows like Kate Modern. Bebo is currently championing online safety.

Use a feed reader (personal news aggregator) e.g. Google Reader or Netvibes to get your information and entertainment brought to you in one place (and you won't have e-mail newsletters clogging up your inbox).

Use social bookmarks, such as del.icio.us or Reddit, to tag and sort information and access your favourites from any computer. The bookmarks are public, so you can also see what interests other people.

Discover new websites through StumbleUpon or the del.icio.us hotlist.

Download Firefox as your web browser and get some add-ons e.g. the web 2.0 toolbar (allows you to quickly access top social news stories and top viral videos so you're up to speed with the latest online buzz).

Why pay for calls, when you can use VoIP to make free calls online - download Skype.

Store and share your documents on the Internet using Google Docs - even write collaboratively.

Start a blog with Blogger or Typepad.

Create your own cartoon strip with Toonlet.

Create a photoblog, or digital scrapbook, with Scrapblog.

Explore the groundbreaking Microsoft Photosynth, which displays digital photos in a reconstructed 3-D space for anyone to explore.

Try a search visualisation tool like searchCrystal. It's still in beta mode, so give them some feedback on your experience. You can also help improve Search at Google Experimental .

Gain ‘influencer points’ in social media like StumbleUpon or Digg, or Australia-based Kwoff, by voting, commenting and linking to sites and uploading content you think others will find interesting.

Beta test cutting edge new software - get invitation codes from mashable.

See how Brazil's Ministry of Culture is creating Cultural Hotspots, which use digital technology to help preserve indigenous cultures and help communities express themselves.

Check out how we're creating culture through online videos, TV shows and games:
The Machine is Us/ing Us
Internet People
Dick in A Box
Starburst's Little Lad Dance
Neon Bible
Get The Glass
Kate Modern

See how virtual worlds are already child's play:
Webkinz
Whyville
Club Penguin

Enjoy!

Have a great long weekend,

Moensie