Brandwithin | The Knowledge Marketing Center

It seems the term ‘Web 2.0‘ is either enthusiastically advocated by consultants and web geeks - or is misunderstood as a mystery to be ignored. There’s nothing like jumping in and learning-by-doing.

Here’s an action list – or, get a pat on the back for ‘Yes, I do that!’ Create a scoreboard to expand your Web 2.0 horizons.

1. Read blogs – find some favorite blogs to follow (use Technorati to search for blogs)
2. Set up a blog (feed) reader to consolidate the blogs you’re interested in all in one easy to access place (see this post)
3. Post comments on other’s blogs (easy baby steps before having your own blog)
4. Set up your own personal blog (very short posts are fine)
5. Learn to upload a picture (eg to Flickr) or a video online (YouTube)
6. Find out about more than a vanilla Google search eg Google Labs
7. Use an online classified service like Craig’s List - buy or sell or promote something
8. Build your collection of Domain names - one for each new idea. Easy to search on GoDaddy.
9. Stretch the use of your mobile phone - for more than making phone calls (eg SMS)
10. Create your own Facebook and/or LinkedIn profiles