Web 2.0 Services
This section will, in due course, list with brief reviews free web 2.0 services suitable for inclusion in the development of personal learning environments.
Blogs
Blogger (Google)
LiveJournal
Wordpress.com an industry standard. Free fully functional wordpress blogs hosted here.
Groupware
Google Groups - mainly for discussion boards and sharing files but can also create web pages and email group membership. Hidden private groups by invite only possible.
Yahoo Groups - haven’t tried these yet but allows sharing of photos, group events calendars, polls and link sharing. Need to check on pages and emailing members as well as privacy options.
Social Networks
FaceBook - very popular social networking site for mainly students but recenty branched out for other institutions. Has a group facility as well.
Ning - set up complete selfcontained private or public social networks. Share files and photos. Discussion boards. Individual member’s home pages and blogs. Groups with its own set of communication tools. Private or public. Email all members.
Aggregators
Social Bookmarking
Wikis
PBwiki
Wetpaint
Wikispaces
Personal Homepages/portals
Pageflakes
Netvibes
iGoogle
Microblogging
Chat
Meebo
Conference/meetings
Yugma
DimDim
Email services
Gmail
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