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KSU Anthropology students,

I have created 3 Netvibes “tabs” that bring together a number of valuable (and fun) resources:

1. KSU Anthropology Interactive: this tab includes a chat room for majors, a place to share our bookmarks through Diigo, RSS feeds for this blog, and a virtual bulletin board where you can post messages. Just click below and it will automatically add the page to your Netvibes!

2. Anthropology Journals: If you are on campus, many of the articles will open as pdf files with a simple click of the mouse! Click below to add to your Netvibes!

3. Anthropology Blogs: a great way to keep up with the latest research and see anthropological reactions to current events. This page also includes a module that constantly searches for news items featuring anthropology. Just click below to add a collection of the best anthropology news and blogs to your Netvibes!

Enjoy!

What is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 is a buzzword meant to capture the remarkable changes (some say revolution) in the way the web is now starting to work. Web 2.0 refers to new websites that are more dynamic, user-driven, and interlinked (and interlinked in new and interesting ways). Associated buzzwords are social networking, tags, mashups, RSS, XML, wikis, podcasts, blogs, trackbacks, pingbacks, and Ajax. If you haven’t heard these terms yet, you soon will. Popular examples of Web 2.0 sites include:

• Facebook (social networking for universities)
• Google IG (personal Google portal)
• Netvibes (personalized portal)
• Flickr (photo sharing)
• Diigo (social bookmarking)
• Wikipedia (Online Encyclopedia that anybody can edit)
• MySpace (social networking)

How can Web 2.0 help you be a better student?

Those of you who have spent hours upon hours on Facebook may find this hard to believe, but when used in certain ways, Web 2.0 can actually help you:

• be more productive
• find higher quality and more relevant information
• stay in touch with the most cutting edge research in any field
• collaborate more effectively with others
• create networks that may help you get a job or get into graduate school

An Eightfold Path to a better Web 2.0:

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Students, Get Diigo now. This is the greatest thing that ever happened to on-line research. If you use Firefox, there is a Diigo extenstion that will create a toolbar in your browser. Diigo will revolutionize the way you do online research by allowing you to do the following:

• bookmark and tag any site with the touch of a button
• write your own comments on the site for later viewing
• highlight important passages (only you can see your highlights)
• post virtual sticky notes directly on the webpage that only you can see
• store all your highlights and stickynotes in one place for later review
• share your bookmarks with others (if you prefer)

This is just the beginning. The tool is amazingly flexible and has the potential to do even more. If you do most of your research online, give it a try.