John Brozek discusses knowledge management and information sharing using web technologies. Web 2.0 allows users to interact and collaborate online. While this has revolutionized knowledge sharing, it also creates an overabundance of information, or "infobesity". Successful knowledge management requires collecting valuable information from many sources and sharing it. Tools like RSS feeds, social media, Netvibes and Pearltrees can help users organize information and collaborate with others.

1. John Brozek
fr.linkedin.com/pub/john-brozek/b/5a/495
2013
http://www.tagcloud-generator.com

2. Introduction
Web 2.0 describes web sites
allowing users to interact and
collaborate with each other
Web 2.0 technologies have
revolutionized knowledge
sharing and collaboration
The challenge is to collect
information from many sources
and share the most valuable
information
www.webschool-tours.fr

3. InfObesity
Infobesity is overabundance of information:
The amount of information is growing at an
incredible 66% per year
Roughly 50% of most web searches are
abandoned
Cost of information retrieval is between 2k€ to 20k€
per year/employee
At least 95 h to 400 h of working is lost each year
per employee
The challenge will be to optimize the collect of information
http://www.idc.com & www.mindjet.com

4. Social media
Social media in knowledge management:
Social networks: find people/stay in touch
with contacts
Blogs/micro-blogging: publish
posts/information
Wikis: online encyclopedia/dictionaries
RSS portal/aggregator: news and
website/blogs RSS feed aggregator
Social magazine: online
newspaper/magazine
Social bookmarking: add, annotate, edit,
and share bookmarks of web documents
...
http://www.nevillehobson.com

5. Definition
RSS feed
« Rich Site Summary (or Really Simple Syndication) is a family of
web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works - such as
blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video - in a standardized
format »
RSS feeds can be read using software called
an "RSS reader", "feed reader", or "aggregator " ...
The user subscribes to a feed by entering into
the reader the feed's URI ...
The RSS reader checks the user's subscribed feeds regularly for new
work … RSS allows users to avoid manually inspecting all of the
websites they are interested in … »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS

6. Agenda
Netvibes
Create an account
Discover default web page and menu
Add an RSS feed
Add widget, link, web page, …
Organize your page
Public page activation
Tips

7. Key facts
Created in 2005 by T.Krim & F.Fremont
Headquarters in Paris, France
Acquired in 2012 by Dassault Systèmes
Slogan « Dashboard Everything »
« Netvibes is a personalized dashboard publishing
platform for the Web composed of widgets that
are pulled from a widget list open to third party
developers. »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netvibes

8. Home page
www.netvibes.com

9. Create an account
Create an account and/or Sign in
+ Mail activation

10. Web interface
Default personal start page
Menu
Dashboard
Widget
Module

11. Menu
Modify language, page themes, …
Create, manage, switch
between dashboards, …
Account info,
backup, …

12. Menu
Search and add
a widget
(application or
feed)
Add a new feed

13. Add a RSS feed
Key steps:
Select a website/blog of interest:
http://www.nature.com
Look after RSS feed icon and subscribe to it:
http://feeds.nature.com/nrd/rss/current
Copy the link and paste it into Netvibes
Click on RSS module preview to add it into active dashboard

14. RSS Module types
Many ways to visualize the content: normal, slideshow, ..

15. Other module types
Browse featured module and widgets: mail, weather, notes,
bookmarks, website, …

16. Tab & module options
Tab parameters: options & layout
Module parameters: title, view, …

17. Activate public page
http://www.netvibes.com/luxtalk
Your public page is now available and must be
configurated (theme, module, etc.) to share
information

18. Tips #1
Share Tab, Module or Article
using « Share » option
Click on Netvibes Icon to directly
add an RSS feed
Have a look Netvibes Ecosystem
Use Netvibes Firefox extension to
manage new RSS feed
FAQ: http://faq.netvibes.com/
Backup your feeds

19. Tips #2
Explore RSS feeds using RSS search engine
Filter RSS feeds with specific key words using
FeedRinse
Create automatically RSS feed from website without
feeds using Feedity
Create manually RSS feed from website without feeds
using Feed43
Combine many RSS feeds into one unique RSS feed
using RSS mix
Combine all these options: explore/create, filter and
combine RSS feeds or buy a Netvibes Pro licence

20. Agenda
Pearltrees
Create an account
Discover options and parameters
Add a pearl
Organize your pearls
Find related Pearltrees
Work in team
Tips

21. Key facts
Created in 2008 by P.Lamother & al
Headquarters in Paris, France
Slogan « Cultivate your interets »
«Pearltrees is a visual and collaborative curation
tool that allows users to collect, organize and
share any URL they find online as well as to
upload personal photos and notes»
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearltrees

22. Home Page
www.pearltrees.com

23. Create an account
+ Complete your profile (name, language, photo, …)

24. Web Interface
Default starting page
Menu
Main
page

25. Menu
Modify language,
See notifications
Find related notifications, …
and news from
Pearltrees (and
other pearlers
new contact)
Go back
to root Add a Search new
tree new pearls, find
Pearl people, …

26. Add a pearl
Choose a Pearl type and add it to your tree

27. Organize your pearls
Add Pearl Notes to contextualize a subtree
Add a new Web Pearl
linearly or not
Add a (sub) Pearl Tree to categorize your Pearls

28. Find related Pearltrees
Select one of your Pearltree of interest and ask related
Pearltrees to find interesting sources of information
Pick a Tree or a Pearl of interest

29. Work in teams
Create a team from one of your
PearlTree or team-up with others from
outside Pearltrees Profile of a Pearltree:
number of pearls,
number of views,
members, …
Profile of a Pearl: number of picks, comments, team name, …

30. Tips
Export/save your bookmarks
Explore other well organized PearlTrees
Don’t curate the web too much, but curate your
PearlTrees
Create or join teams
Use this tool to collaborate with your collegues (provider
survey, share subject of interest, …)
PearlTrees is also available on iPad or iPhone
Buy a Premium version to create private Pearltrees or to
send message

31. Conclusion
Some recommandations:
Keep a separation between Personal and Professional
Knowledge Management as possible
The learning curve is not easy, but it worth it (RSS feed
identification and management)
Do not curate the web for nothing, keep an objective (identify
experts, broader view of an activity and associated tools,
enrich/share information, …)
Work in team or in collaboration
Take care of InfObesity
Use these web tools in the seven days, or never
Management of idea and innovation through Social
Networking Technologies …