Last night I wad searching google for information that may help furthur my grasp on understanding mapping and social networking. I typed in the search engine
"significance of web mapping" and one of the first hits that I came across was an article by Business Week titled Web 2.0: What's in a Number? It says that web 2.0 is not about an advancement in technology, but that it is an attitude. It is about using the foundations web 1.0 laid down and giving it a "social face".
"It’s about enabling and encouraging participation through open applications and services".
"This is why I think the Web 2.0 label is cunning: semantically it links us back to that original web and the ideals it championed, but at the same time it implies regeneration with a new version" (Ian Davis).
I thought it was intereseting how he referred to Web 2.0 as an attitude, becuase whenever I think of the phrase "Web 2.0" it either comes across as sounding technological or geeky (let's be honest). When I think of "attitude" it sounds more sassy if you will..... or rather more cutting edge.But if you think about it is easy to agree that Web 2.0's new "social face" gives the public new insight into how the web can through the birth of social netwroking, blogging, ect., making it in it's own "geeky" way cutting edge.
The key phrases " encouraging participation" and "links us back to that original web" made me think back to the infamous Shaviaro article. It helped me furthur understand what he meant about the need to "replenish" information of a network. In my previous post I touched on "The Algebra of Need" excerpt where Shaviaro says netorks require total need in order to obtain totalt participation. Therefore, in order for participants to keep coming back, the web has to have a cutting edge attitude. I personally know with the web constantly adding applications, such as blogs, information, wiki, and social networking it keeps me coming back to the computer more than once a day. And for something that can constantly hold my attention so consistently, it seems Web 2.0 knows what it's doing. Looks like the once "geek" is now the most popular thing around!
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I think it takes geek to have technology! You need brains for computers to even exist. I think when I first heard "Web 2.0", I thought it was a concept that was over my head that I couldnt understand. However, I've found that it is really easy and something we already have been using!
I totally agree with the attitude aspect. I think our generation's realization of that was Facebook. People want to be able to express themselves in all facets, and we weren't able to do this on the Internet for a long time. Think about how many people never used the Internet or only did for research purposes, and now everyday check their personal profiles, e-mail, etc.
Thanks for adding this- I like this take on Web 2.0
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