CGT Presentation - Web 2.0 / Technology

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The Internet is not the Internet anymore – It’s becoming an “Architecture for Participation”, but only if you relate to it as that.. Otherwise, it's one big-ass billboard.

What's making it an "Architecture for Participation" (I got that expression from Tim O'Reilly in his article, "What is Web 2.0?"... and that's the 3rd link to the same place, so hopefully you've now clicked on at least one of them...)

Amber MacArthur and her podcast "Inside the Net" are a key resource for me (also love Command N, but I don't want to get too crazy here), particulalry for finding specific Web 2.0 stuff, and for seeing how the tools can actually be used.

What is Web 2.0?

First, Web 2.0 is an attitude, not a technology. There alot to say about it, but you can see from O'Reilley's (OK, that's now the 4th link) Meme Map, it doesn't really boil down to a brief description:



Web 2.0 includes things like:

Web Participation - Places that pull for participation

For an incredible example of creating a culture of participation, you've got to check out Alex Lindsay and Pixelcorps... and some of the thinking behind it.


GETTING STARTED

Blogging
  • Start reading blogs, some for interest, but others to see the creative ways some people are using them. Learn from the best, not just from anybody.
  • Comment and contribute to blogs of others.
  • Create your own and work it - focus on bringing something forth and making the connections rather than just telling your story and opinion.
Podcasting
  • Download I-tunes (therer are other ways, this is just the most common and quite easy)
  • Subscribe to several podcasts of interest to you
  • Sunscribe to Inside the Net, TWiT, and/or Diggnation (for exploring what's emerging in technologies of participation

Wiki


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