Anyways, a got a couple requests for the list, so here it is...
Note: I'm not clear on how they're defining "social networking tools", so I've included below (which is basically what I sent to my boss) just about anything that has any sort of social/networking component that I use in any work or professional development way, or have bookmarked for future assessment in those areas:
Tools with potential use for library services to faculty/students/staff (note: many of these have uses for prof dev/networking as well):
- Ameritocracy (news content w/social aspect)
- Jing (video creation)
- Hab.la (chat)
- Penzu (journaling)
- Grazr (rss)
- ClickBook (scheduling)
- xtimeline (timelines)
- dipity (timelines)
- PMOG (passively multiplayer online game: exploration/pathmaking game)
- screen2 (co-browsing)
- vuzit (doc viewing, displaying on web page)
- TeacherTube (videos)
- YouTube (videos)
- SecondLife (virtual reality)
- MeGlobe (chat)
- Meebo (chat)
- ChatMaker (chat)
- iCue (news content w/social aspect)
- OpposingViews (news content w/social aspect)
- OpenCongress (news content w/social aspect)
- Finding Dulcinea which uses Topix (news content w/social aspect)
- Gliffy (collaboration)
- Yahoo Pipes (rss)
Tools currently used for library services and or internal communication (note: many of these have potential useful applications for student/faculty use as well):
- Bloglines (RSS feed reader)
- Doodle (scheduling)
- Feedburner (RSS feeds and blog subscription mgt)
- flickr (pics)
- Google Sites
- Google Docs
- LibraryThing
- pbwiki
- Technorati (RSS feed reader and blog mgt)
- utipu.com (video creation/sharing)
Tools I use or may want to use for professional development, networking and idea sharing, and keeping up with technology, info lit and library process developments (many of these have potential use for students/faculty as well):
- del.icio.us (social bookmarking)
- DimDim (meetings)
- friendfeed
- G.ho.st (online desktop)
- GoGrok (collaboration, meetings)
- Google Calendar (scheduling)
- Google SketchUp (collaboration)
- LearningTimes Network
- LinkdIn
- LibGig
- Peepel (collaboration)
- Skrbl (whiteboard)
- Slideshare (slides)
- SlideRocket (slides)
- 280Slides (slides)
- twitter (microblogging)
- Twiddla (whiteboard)
- Writeboard (whiteboard)
- Vyew (collaboration)
- Zoho (lots of stuff)
3 comments:
hi,
Thanks for mentioning Peepel, you have spelt it incorrectly in your list it should be Peepel.
Thanks
Stephen Kelly
CEO Peepel
My humble apologies. The spelling error has been corrected. Peace,
Dana
Thank you for sharing this list! I see several I'm not familiar with, off to check them out now!
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