netvibesaggregation

transitive verb

1aggregate. (2010). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved April 22, 2010, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggregate

ag·gre·gateto collect or gather into a mass or whole1

\ˈa-gri- gāt\

Date: 15th century

social mediacommunication: blogs, microblogs & SNScollaboration: wikis, social bookmark & newsmultimedia: photo, video, audio, livecast &

presentationreviews: products, business & communityentertainment: platforms, virtual world & games

popular

= overload

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solution?

social media

1916

solution?

2Zhu, H., Siegel, M. D. and Madnick, S. E. (2001). “Information aggregation - A value-added e-service paper 106.” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Technology, Policy, and Innovation - Theme: Critical Infrastructure: Delft, The Netherlands, p. 2.

Web 2.0 aggregationInformation aggregation “is a service that gathers relevant information from multiple sources to provide convenience and add value by analyzing the aggregated information for speci#c objectives using Internet technologies.” 2

netvibes: possibilitiesCreate a custom home page with widgetsCentralizes (i.e., aggregates) content

Live data: headlines, stocks, email, weather RSS/Atom feeds (e.g., website updates) Social networks (e.g., Facebook)

Less time Save visits to individual sites Updates automatically

1. get started

2. enter/choose a topic

or

3. sign up

4. activate account

Confirm email

5. customize your spaceadd content

5. customize your space

search

5. customize your space23 pages of Wordpress plugins

5. customize your space

basic widgets

type RSS feed or url

5. customize your spaceemail

news

playlist

facebook

twitter

weather

wordpress

5. customize your space

Tabsadd moredeleteorganizeedit layout

edit

layout

5. customize your space

settingsgenerallanguagethemes

5. customize your space

manage

6. manage dashboards

7. change view

widgets view

7. change view

reader view

other options

BloglinesGoogle reader + iGoogleMy Yahoo!, recent facelift

netvibesintegrates social networkingreal-time updating for RSS feedscreate more than one page (i.e.,

dashboard)create multiple tabsmore pages gives separation

(work vs. home)