Beyond Google
Using Web 2.0 Search Tools
Jessamyn Westlibrarian.net/talks/nahsl
Beyond Google - Rough Outline
- 1:00 - 1:15 Welcome and introductions
- 1:15 - 1:45 A few words about Google
- 1:45 - 2:15 New looks at old tools {quick stretch}
- 2:15 - 3:00 2.0 searching
- 3:00 - 3:15 Break
- 3:15 - 3:30 The hive mind online - medwikis
- 3:30 - 4:15 The hive mind online - collaborative info
- 4:15 - 4:25 Break
- 4:25 - 4:50 Making Firefox into a search appliance
- 4:50 - 5:00 Wrap up and Evaluation
Examples From Talk
Documents
- Zipped slides in Mac Keynote format
- Zipped handouts in PDF format
Intro
- Japanese computer show, apothecary jars, gopher for sprained ankle, me at work, Ask MetaFilter health, Vimeo login screen
- Starters: options, search for "mesothelioma", search for "sprained ankle", Google Health, KNOL, what the VA actually uses, checking inbound links, MLA guide for evaluating web resources
- Extras: Blogsearch, 411, more search fun, more Google blogs, more discussion offsite.
Old tools
- Ego: Technorati, Twitter search, another Twitter search, who is on Twitter, fancy look via twittervision (fancier), API documentation, FriendFeed
- Portals: PageFlakes, igoogle, My Yahoo, My NYTimes
- RSSifying: InfoTrac & PubMed, HubMed, eTBLAST
- Feed suggestions: NLM, MedFeeds, McGill suggests, MedWorm
- Facebook? Cornell, Mayo Clinic, Groningen
- Keeping Current: ReadWriteWeb, Mashable, TechCrunch, LifeHacker, Howard's Forums, Howard Rheingold, Kevin Kelly
2.0 searching
- New: pixsy, vdoogle, acronyms, popurls, rollyo, Topix, newsvine
- Consumer: Kayak, Rentals, Bidding, RetailMeNot, RedFlag, Woot, DealNews, ClipFire
- Consumer Health: medgle, drug prices in NY & Florida, health care repot cards, consumer health reports, DXplain, , health care facts, health care report card
- Bet Settling: GoogleFight, AIMFight, MythsBusted, Sizeasy, Snopes
- Fancy: Etsy, Modista, like, retrievr, Flickrstorm, Whonu, Ujiko, liveplasma
- Metatools: AJAXwhois, similicious, down for everyone?, browsershots, ajaxload, Anonymize me!
- Further Reading: MedGadget, David Rothman, Medical Librarian, Second Life HealthInfoIsland
The hive mind online
- Medwikis: Wikidoc, WikiMD, WikiMentalHealth, UBC HealthLib Wiki, Health 2.0?
- Collaborative info: Yahoo Answers, Ask MetaFilter, WikiAnswers, AnswerBag, Askville
- Experts: DoctorsLounge, citeulike
- Med Communities: CrazyMeds, CHADD, ADHDPartner, NAMI Communities, WrongDiagnosis
Firefox
Jessamyn West - http://librarian.net/talks/nahsl19oct08