Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Reviewing A Web 2.0 Tool

Webnote
A tool for taking notes on your computer.
Create a workspace and create notes in the workspace. You can save your workspace at any time and return to them from the same computer or any other computer. You can also share your notes with others by providing the workspace name (or url) to a friend. Great for collaborative ideas and brainstorming as many people can work on the same page at the same time, just by using different notes.
http://www.aypwip.org/webnote/
VS
Linoit
Simple and easy web sticky note. lino is a free sticky & canvas service that requires nothing but a Web browser. Use lino anytime, anywhere. Post stickies not only from your PC, but also from outside via Email. Paste it, see it, and peel it off anywhere.
http://en.linoit.com/


            Have you ever been on the computer and wished that you had a sticky note to write something down on to remember later? Or wished that you had a Mac to do the same thing? Now there are websites to do just that and Linoit and Webnote are two of them.
            Any respectable website should have an aesthetically pleasing web layout (the content, structure, and design) navigation should be simple and obvious, it shouldn’t crash, it ought to be free, and it needs to seem reliable.  Linoit falls into most, if not all, of these categories, while Webnote does not.
            Lionit’s layout is nice on the eyes and easy to navigate, it has been around longer so it’s worked through all/most its bugs, people can personalize it by choosing different layouts, colors, and languages, and people can add normal stickies with text as well as pictures, videos, and other url’s. The basic Lionit is free, but if someone wants to upgrade their account, it would cost $3.00 a month, or $29.00 a year.

1 comment:

  1. Cool topic!
    I would normally caution against the use of "you" in a post for Pfouts. However, the quotes from the website set a tone of friendliness and use "you". I don't think it is necessary to correct this, assuming you're speaking to a reader base.
    An anal visual thing: Your links are black against a grey background. AHHHHH.
    Consider using semicolons in your paragraph about what is necessary for a good website. I like your points. Webnote doesn't what? Fall into those categories?
    Almost all of those commas can be stand-alone sentences or semicolon-in statements. Beware: run-ons!
    I like your information and Linoit. Remember to give webnote an equally long review, even though it is a worse program.
    Also, using blogger! Yay!

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