10 Things to do Online Before You Die!

10 Things to do Online Before You Die!

8 Comments 18 September 2007

Based on the current trends and new technologies that are emerging on the web, I have compiled a list of the TEN MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO ONLINE BEFORE YOU DIE.

Incase you didn’t know , “User generated content” is the current philosophy and strategy online.

Now, Since more and more people are beginning to understand that, we live in an open society on the web , people are looking for more ways to expand , explore and communicate, Hence cutting-out other activities to spend a lot more of their time online as opposed to be doing other things like watching TV .

Which brings me to the 10 most important things to do online before you die.

1.Googl’ing :

Why? : Googling simply means searching information on google( This word has been added into dictionaries world wide).it’s not just about search, there is a lot more to googl’ing than you think there is. googl’ing involves other things such as Googl’ing maps …

2. Create a Entry on Wikipedia :

Why? : it is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. make it a priority at some point in your lives to make an entry and share your knowledge with other people on wikipedia for a change. Don’t be affraid, contribute!

3. Start a Group or a Worthy Cause on Facebook :

why? social networking is beginning to prove it self as a voice to be reckoned with amongst online societies . you can start a revolution via Social networking way. Be part of the movement!

4. Online Social Tagging:

Why ?: Social Tagging involves “Tagging” (eg Deli.ci.ou.s …) or Submition of content (to sites such as Muti, digg …), sharing it the community online. At some point in your life, you will stumble-up-on great content online, Go ahead Tagg it, share it and Enjoy it!

5. RSS’ing:

Why? : Really Simple Syndication or RSS . how else would you keep up with this rapidly changing Information Age that we live in. Using RSS will prevent you from being left behind.

6. Purchase Something Online :

Why? : At the present time, the cost of doing online commerce has decrease drastically since the beginning of web2.0, therefore it makes perfect sense to at least take advantage of these opportunities while you can. Purchase something or make a deal online , the opportunities are endless .

7.Share Videos onLine:

Why : online Video sharing has a massive audience and therefore it makes perfect sense to at least be part of this movement. Online Video Sharing is taking a tall-> be part of it!

8.Share Photos OnLine :

Why? : Similarly with online Video sharing , Online Photosharing has become a very valuable part of our ONLINE lives. it’s an amazing experience when you get to share you party photos, or holiday photos with friends and family or even the whole world out there.

9.FireFox’ing:

Why? : FireFox’ing means using FireFox as browser atleast once in a while. Also , it’s no just about using FireFox as your default browser, if you happen to be a programmer, you can also now contribute by writing add-ons and pluggins, for this revolutionary browser and make it efficient to use.

10.Your Choice :

Why? : I emphasized a lot on UGC (User Generated Content ) and this is why i left No.10 to be your choice ! This one is for whatever you feel that i should have added on this list. So go ahead, the power is yours!

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Yasser Buchana

Yasser Buchana - who has written 40 posts on Web AddiCT(s);.

Yasser Buchana is a Computer Science graduate from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa). He also holds an honours degree in Information Systems and currently pursuing a master’s degree in the same field. He has been contributing to Web AddiCT'(s) since 2007 – His current areas of interest include ICT for development, Mobile development , Business Intelligence, Analytics and Information Systems Research. He is a Blackberry and Android user ;) Tweet him @yizzi25 or connect with him on Facebook http://facebook.com/yizzi

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http://charlvn.za.net/ Charl van Niekerk
10 items just isn’t enough I think.
But yeah, my choice at #10 would be Instant Messaging / VoIP / Videoconferencing / IRC. You just haven’t “lived” online if you haven’t used one of those in my opinion!
http://www.miguel.co.za Miguel dos Santos
When I think of the title, 10 things you must do online before you die, I can’t help but try to imagine online alternatives to an offline context of that question.
Like what do you want to do before you die in general, like go bungee jumping, skydiving, ride in a hot air balloon, fly into space, etc.
What are the online alternatives to stuff like that?!
http://www.miasolutions.co.za/blog Henre
We need to spread more messages like this one Yasser.
But, not only to individuals. We need to educate businesses, especially those still confined to traditional marketing methods, to embrace and participate in this movement.
it will come, but with posts like these, it should happen sooner rather than later.
Miguel, the online version of bungee jumping would probably be something like Bullardgate.
http://www.webaddicts.co.za yasser
TYFYC Henre,
Yeah, definitely i think that businesses need wake up and smell the coffee,
and for Charl TYFYC too ,,, Yeah , i agree with ya
VoiP/IM and Vid.videoconferencing deserves a place amongst the top 10 and im glad you added it
http://www.miasolutions.co.za/blog Henre
Yasser, I’m not totally convinced that it’s businesses that need to wake up and smell the coffee, but rather that we as marketers should stop preaching to businesses and start educating them.
Had a chat with a lady yesterday who commented on my blog about how overwhelming this all is to small businesses. And I can totally understand that. It frightens them to the core because they have to keep up with so many new concepts in an ever evolving industry.
It’s not their field of expertise and while they may be open to suggestions, we really need to take their hands and guide them in the right direction.
http://www.webaddicts.co.za yasser
“…Businesses need to wake up and smell the coffee …” what i mean by this is , sometimes you get Companies that tell you that they are 40-50 years old, and still doing things as if it was 50 years ago.
This is 2007 you know?
but on that note , i agree with you that the marketers need to educate businesses out there to “..wake up and smell the coffee..”
http://www.miasolutions.co.za/blog Henre
ahh yes. the old guard. I agree wholeheartedly there. I’ve recently commented on these businesses (of which Coca Cola is one) that don’t seem to value the online conversation (cluetrain manifesto!). Far worse, they feel invincible to the conversation and they refuse to join.
Fact is, the conversation is happening, whether you’re a part of it or not. In know that I’ll be more comfortable as business owner to join in, than having not know what the people are saying on the other side of my broadband connection.
http://www.redsaid.net redsaid
Read a classic novel in its entirety on a site like Bibliomania.
Yes, sigh… I am indeed a nerd. Unfortunately I don’t have the technical knowledge/just general intelligence that other nerds seem to be born with.