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Go With the Flow with Web 2.0
Social Media for the Water & Wastewater Industry
What is Web 2.0 & Why do I Care?
Web 2.0 Tools
a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer
Source: Merriam-Webster Online
= Web + Log
133 million blog records indexed
since 2002
77% of active Internet users read
blogs
Source: http://technorati.com (2008)
2007
2008
Examples & Comparisons from our Industry
A wiki is a Web site that allows users to add and update content on the site
using their own Web browser. Source: TechTerms.com
http://waterwiki.net
Ratingsby
Nielsen Online Dec 2008
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1. MySpace 2. Facebook3. Classmates4. Linkedin 5. Reunion 6. Windows Live Home 7. Club Penguin8. AOL Community 9. Tagged.com 10. Flixster 11. Ning12. Twitter.com 13. Imeem14. Last.fm15. MyYearbook
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1. MySpace 2. Facebook3. Classmates4. Linkedin 5. Reunion 6. Windows Live Home 7. Club Penguin8. AOL Community 9. Tagged.com 10. Flixster 11. Ning12. Twitter.com 13. Imeem14. Last.fm15. MyYearbook
Source: http://pewinternet.org (2009)
Why joining
Facebook is worth
your while
Social Networks for the Water & Wastewater Industries
http://www.waterspheres.com
a form of blogging that allows users to write brief text updates (usually 140 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or
by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user..
http://twitter.com/michellesegrest
http://twitter.com/OmniSite
http://twitter.com/Greenversations
Examples of Tweets Related to Water/Wastewater
•A Virtual World is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and
interact via avatars.
•An avatar … is a computer user's representation of himself or herself, whether in the form of a three-
dimensional model used in computer games, a two-dimensional icon (picture) used on Internet forums
and other communities…
http://www.publicworksgroup.com/node/12
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