News of the Day:
Tech TrendsKelli Staley
Barrington Area LibraryMarch 1, 2007
Major Trends
• Applications Move to the Internet• Collaboration• Productivity• Content Sharing• Content Creation
Applications Move to the Internet
• Calendars• Word Processing• Spreadsheets• Instant Messaging
Google Docs & Spreadsheets
Next Generation Searching
• ChaCha• Retrievr• Blinkx• Technorati• Podscope• Podzinger
Productivity
• RSS Aggregators– Text– Audio
Productivity
• Bookmarking
Content Sharing
• Blogs• Flickr• Podcasts• YouTube
Blogs-white house
Podcasts
• Listen on your computer
• …or on your MP3 player
Downloaded a Podcast?• Some 12% of
internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they can listen to it or view it at a later time.
• Source: Pew Internet and American Life Project
YesNo
Podcasts-white house
Content Creation
• Blogs• Podcasts• Screencasts
Podcasts-audacity
Trends on the Rise
• Screencasting• MP3s & Streaming
Media• VOIP• Visualization• Wikis
• Portable Applications
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