Wikipedia defines Web 2.0 as: "web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design and collaboration on the World Wide Web" (Wikipedia) To think about the amount of things that I simply did in this one blog entry though the use of HTML or XML is crazy, and we don't even realize it most of the time (because normally the computer/website does it for us, like Blogger!). The simplicity we are creating will last for years to come and will continue to prosper even after our death. Wikipedia also uses the image below to describe what Web 2.0 is, and what words are normally associated with it.
REMEMBER it is us who is changing the future of Web 2.0 and beyond, and we are doing so without even knowing it!
I really like the use of the "word art" of Web 2.0 as we discussed in class. I do think that it's very important to understand the basics of how we are able to use Web 2.0, and more importantly why we use it. There are so many new ways to use the web to our advantage, and I think it's important to understand its roots.
ReplyDeleteI agree, and find it interesting to explore what is most important to users with respect to using Web 2.0, as illustrated by the frequency of use of certain words.
ReplyDeleteMike Wesch, who I know, has gotten enormous attention from that video, which captures the essence of web 2.0 so well.
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