Half of a seminar on fabulous web 2.0 sites that I taught with Judy Sgammato at Darien Library in March 2010.
The presentation can also be viewed on the Darien Library website: http://www.darienlibrary.org/2010/03/25/more-web-20-pandora-and-alicecom
The Role of Taxonomy and Ontology in Semantic Layers - Heather Hedden.pdf
More 2.0 Pandora and Alice.com
1. MORE WEB 2.0
Pandora and Alice.com
By Heather Martyn
Teen/Technology Liaison
Darien Library, Darien, Connecticut
email: hmartyn@darienlibrary.org
March 18, 2010
2. SO MUCH INTERNET, SO LITTLE TIME
There are hundreds, millions, maybe billions of
web 2.0 sites out there.
This is a short introduction to a few that you
might find fun or useful.
This handout gives you a beginning, but don’t be
afraid to jump in.
Come to the Power Library any time to try them
out. The helpdesk staff is happy to give you
pointers.
3. GENERAL TIPS
When you try out a new web 2.0 site,
immediately write down:
the web address
your username
your password
Write everything exactly as you typed it (case sensitive,
spaces, punctuation).
5. ALICE.COM (ALICE.COM)
What is it? What can you do?
A shopping & coupon Create shopping lists.
website. Browse deals.
Designed to get you Get reminders when it’s
great deals on dry time to reorder.
goods products like:
Save time.
Toothpaste, shampoo,
toilet paper. Social networking:
Granola bars & cereal. Chat
Office supplies. Share photos
Ships to your home by Review products
mail. Make friends
Free shipping!
17. You can also delete the
“duck” if it’s a product you
never use, or don’t want to
buy from alice.com
18. You can:
• Add a product to your cart by clicking “Add”
•Get more information by clicking on the photo.
•Sort the results by the criteria on the left side.
19. Clicking on any product
gives you options:
description, reviews, images.
Video, price info.
20. When you “Add
product” it gives you
options:
•How many
•How often to reorder
(it will automatically
remind me about the
same lotion in 3
months).
28. ALICE.COM
Social Networking
Setting up a profile Alice’s social
lets you use the social networking features
powers of alice.com are less developed
It’s under the than facebook or
Neighborhood tab. twitter.
Add friends, chat with Expect improvements
Alice.com users and upgrades.
Share photos.
Track deals.
30. How to find friends: click the Profiles tab under My Friends and then “find”.
31. ALICE.COM
Alice and your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Alice.com has an app that
makes it easy to shop &
order on the go.
You can find products,
look at coupons, track a
package and see your
reorder alerts.
Good for double checking
against supermarket
prices while you’re in the
aisles.
32. ALICE.COM
Warnings! Conclusions:
To shop on Alice.com Alice is a fun and
shipping is always convenient way to
free but there must be shop.
a minimum of 6 items
in your cart. Look for even more
advanced social
Note coupon expiry networking features
dates and order in the future.
accordingly.
34. PANDORA
What is Pandora? What can it do?
An online personalized Create up to 100
radio station generator.
Uses analysis of music to personalized stations.
choose songs and artists Connect with friends
like those you select as
favorites. Try pre-created
Over time, it learns your stations.
taste and makes accurate
suggestions of new music. Bookmark songs
Free with some
advertizing. Get apps for your
Paid subscriptions with no smartphone to use
advertizing. Pandora on-the-go.
35.
36. Web 2.0 sites often ask personal
information, usually for their
advertisers and marketing.
•Age: You can fib, just make sure to
have an age greater than 18 years.
•Zip: Use a US zip code (Pandora is
not available outside the US)
•Gender: This is for marketing use.
If you do not want
recommendations and tips
(spam), de-select that box.
41. Create a new station
Ads are a
any time.
major revenue
source and
keep Pandora
free.
42. I created a new
station, but the
old Johnny
Cash station is
still there next
time I’m in the
mood.
By selecting “Menu” below the
current song, you can ask the
station to lay off a song that’s
overplayed, see why a song
was selected for you, or
bookmark a song.
46. John Smith <john.smith@test.com>
Jane Smith <jane.smith@test.com>
John Doe <jdoe@test.com>
Jane Doe <doejane@test.com
Ellen <ellie@test.com>
Mom <momndad@test.com>
47. Warning:
•This looks almost
exactly like the
previous screen
but it is slightly
different.
•This screen is
Dad<dadis thebest@test.com>
asking if you want
Smith, K <amithkev@test.com>
Moe <moe@test.com> to send generic
Larry<Larry@test.com
Curly <stooges@test.com>
Heather Smyth<heathersmy@test.com>
emails to your
friends who are
not already
Pandora members.
•You can just click
cancel.
48. Once you have
added friends, you
can see what they
listen to.
It’s a great way to
janedoe
John Smith Mom75
find new music.
49. Editing your profile
automatically opens a new tab
or window.
Privacy controls! Checking these
boxes will prevent your Pandora
friends (or anyone else) from seeing
your music selections.
51. Clicking the “About This
Music” icon gives you
more information about
the current song and
artist.
52. Genre stations are pre-created
by Pandora and are a fun way
to listen to music.
From the genre stations you
can still:
•Use the menu to bookmark,
ignore or see more song info.
If you “Like” or “Don’t Like” a
song played on a genre
station, it will create a new
station in your list devoted to
the genre you are listening to.
53. PANDORA
Pandora One (Subscription Pandora)
No advertizing. Customized look
Has higher audio (skins).
quality.
Play for 5hrs without
Unlimited listening (free
service is limited to timeout.
40hrs/month). $36/year.
Download a player
instead of using it in a
browser window (still
need internet
connectivity)
54. PANDORA
The Pandora App
There are free apps
available for your
smart phone.
Allow access to your
stations from your
phone.
Create new stations
on the go.
55. PANDORA
Conclusions:
Really fun way to Easy to use, no
listen to music on downloading
your computer. necessary.
Not as many privacy
concerns as some web
2.0 sites.
