The Christian Science Monitor’s Gregory Lamb has an overview piece today on the Web 2.0 phenomenon. It doesn’t cover new ground, but Lamb seems to have talked to the right people.
Dave Weinberger notes that Web 2.0 is less a technological breakthrough (after all, Web 1.0 developed most of the technology) rather than a social change.
“Hundreds of millions of us on the Web feel we’re building a new world, and we want to contribute,” Mr. Weinberger says. “Something truly remarkable is going on.”
Kevin Werbach notes that the fundamental changes may simply be a reflection of human nature.
The idea of Web 2.0 as the community-driven Web reflects something fundamental and enduring about human nature, Werbach says. “People want to collaborate and share information and ideas with their friends and be part of communities,” he says. Web 2.0 helps them do so.
Cynthia Brumfield at 8:10 AM|Comments(0)
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