Is Web 2.0 Changing the World?

Posted on May 23, 2007

I have been thinking about where this integration of web mashup communication is heading. I asked myself the question, “OK does my life look any different than it did a year ago? How much time have I spent in new forms of communication and is it positive or negative? Does it all just go to feed the ADD tendencies within us or is there real value to this next phase of technology to our lives.”

Well, let me look at this past week:

  1. Skyped a conversation with a friend in Europe for an hour. Talked about weighty stuff and think I was able to be an encouragement to him.
  2. IM’d with a company online about their service offerings.
  3. Left a few encouraging words and interacted with some good folks on blogs.
  4. Created a few posts and was encouraged myself by the thoughtful comments of others.
  5. IM’d my wife several times which kept us in touch when talking would have had to wait.
  6. Supported a co-worker in another state with online training.
  7. Caught-up with a friend who I stumbled-upon that I haven’t spoken with for a couple of years.
  8. Communicated cross-departmental IT efforts sending data, URL’s and status reports.
  9. Published a podcast from our church giving folks access to the Sunday sermon.
  10. Published news stories that were picked-up through RSS feeds.
  11. Jumped into the micro-blogging Twitter and Jaiku communities. Picked-up on a few cutting-edge resources and expanded my blog community network.

Many of these items are not unique compared to a year ago. What has changed is the frequency, intensity and variety of instant communication.

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2 Responses to “Is Web 2.0 Changing the World?”

  1. cherann on May 23rd, 2007 3:42 pm

    what’s micro blogging?

  2. admin on May 23rd, 2007 4:15 pm

    Very good question Cherann. I was thinking today of doing more to build-out my glossary as that is the most confusing aspect of tech for folks. It’s a new term attributed to Twitter, Jaiku and doing short posts through IMified i.e. from instant messaging. Kind of like hyper-blogging. Still weighing in on the value and will probably post on it soon.

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