ADAC Workhop: Web 2.0 and Software as a Service… What Is It and Why Do We Care?

Who, What, Where, When, Why:
Bill Mead gives a workshop for ADAC on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at the American River College in Sacramento, in the Art and New Media Lab (room 127). A second part to his March 18 workshop on web 2.0 to further demystify the current trends on the Internet.

Description:
Get a snapshot of the changing face of the Internet at this workshop. “Web 2.0” and “Software as a Service” are all the buzz. What does it mean, and what good is it to you? At this workshop you will find out! We will put these terms and others into context and explore some of the great new tools for productivity, collaboration and communication that are becoming available. Some tools come with a monthly fee, many are free to use or try. You might find just the right tool for your personal use or for your business. From Google Groups to RememberTheMilk.com, this exploration is guaranteed to make you think about how you work and what tools would simplify or enhance the efficiency of your work-flow processes.

ADAC Workshop: Introduction to Creating Next Generation Websites

Who, What, Where, When, Why:
Bill Mead gives a workshop for ADAC on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at the American River College in Sacramento, in the Art and New Media Lab (room 127). Figure out what all the “web 2.0″ hype is about.

Description:
When the new millennium rolled in you needed thousands of dollars worth of hardware and software to create a database driven, next generation website. Today, less then a decade later, you can you can create the same site for $0 and you can host it on the Internet for less than the cost of your monthly Netflix subscription.