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==Premise==
* web 2.0 = different mindset, tools are (nearly) the same as Web 1.0
* web 2.0 = different mindset, tools are (nearly) the same as Web 1.0
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* style vs substance?
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* What's the problem: style vs substance? Just a label for a trend.
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* maturity of the tools: browsers + javascript + databases
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* Maturity of the tools: browsers + javascript + databases
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* maturity of the market: wikipedia, blogs, myspace - people now have the mindset/expectation to write online, not just read
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* Maturity of the market: wikipedia, blogs, myspace - people now have the mindset/expectation to write online, not just read
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* Does web 2.0 = Google?
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* delicious, flickr - i collect for me, i define on my own terms, i share
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==Key characteristics==
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* flickr vs ofoto
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* distributed platform
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* network effects - better the more people use it
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* read write platform
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* web OS
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[http://turntable.com/blog/2007/02/09/web-as-platform-the-video/ Web as platform: The video]
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* network is the computer
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==Examples==
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* Delicious, Flickr - i collect for me, i define on my own terms, i share - the sum is greater than the parts, gets better the more people use it
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* Flickr vs Ofoto
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* iTunes vs Last.fm
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[http://www.hypergene.net/ideas/amazon_2.html amazoning the news]
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* Amazon S3
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* adwords
* adwords
* ebay, trademe, craigslist - global marketplace
* ebay, trademe, craigslist - global marketplace
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working anywhere, anytime
working anywhere, anytime
* shescrafty, turntable - working for clients around the world via email, chat, web
* shescrafty, turntable - working for clients around the world via email, chat, web
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[http://turntable.com/blog/2007/02/09/web-as-platform-the-video/ Web as platform: The video]
 
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* read write platform
 
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* web OS
 
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[http://www.hypergene.net/ideas/amazon_2.html amazoning the news]
 
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* distributed platform
 
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* network effects - better the more people use it
 
connecting with friends and family
connecting with friends and family
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Ethics and ethos
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==Ethics and ethos==
* decentralisation
* decentralisation
* is Google centralising the internet?
* is Google centralising the internet?
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* consciousness and politics
* consciousness and politics
* DNA
* DNA
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* advertising is evil. is Google making advertising not evil?
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* Advertising is evil. Is Google making advertising not evil?

Revision as of 05:16, 1 June 2007

Contents

Premise

  • web 2.0 = different mindset, tools are (nearly) the same as Web 1.0
  • What's the problem: style vs substance? Just a label for a trend.
  • Maturity of the tools: browsers + javascript + databases
  • Maturity of the market: wikipedia, blogs, myspace - people now have the mindset/expectation to write online, not just read
  • Does web 2.0 = Google?

Key characteristics

  • distributed platform
  • network effects - better the more people use it
  • read write platform
  • web OS

Web as platform: The video

  • network is the computer

Examples

  • Delicious, Flickr - i collect for me, i define on my own terms, i share - the sum is greater than the parts, gets better the more people use it
  • Flickr vs Ofoto
  • iTunes vs Last.fm

amazoning the news

  • Amazon S3


  • the means of production have never been more accessible, and more powerful
  • ruby on rails
  • adwords
  • ebay, trademe, craigslist - global marketplace


working anywhere, anytime

  • shescrafty, turntable - working for clients around the world via email, chat, web


connecting with friends and family making new friends


Ethics and ethos

  • decentralisation
  • is Google centralising the internet?
  • copyright and DRM
  • info wants to be free
  • consciousness and politics
  • DNA
  • Advertising is evil. Is Google making advertising not evil?
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