What is web 2.0 anyway?

It’s one of the latest web buzzwords, which you’ll almost certainly have come across in articles and blog posts if you have even a passing interest in all things internet. But what does it actually mean, and is it even a meaningful concept?

Well, as far as I can figure it out (and feel free to correct me if I'm missing something) it starts from the point of view of the internet as a platform, and focuses on the right way of doing things on that platform: in short, understanding the web as a medium and fully embracing its strengths.

Read More » June 23rd, 2008 / 4 Comments / Tags: web 2, web 2.0 / Trackback

Why do we Blog?

For the uninitiated: the ‘blog’ : originally from ‘weblog’; hence blog, blogged, blogging, blogger and blogosphere .

Asking the question “why do we blog?” will probably yield dozens of answers, from “to be heard” and “to connect with others” to “to share information”, but what is this blogging lark really all about? Blogging may have started as a slightly narcissistic form of self expression – the equivalent to the personal diary/journal, but these days it is a phenomenon far bigger than that.

Read More » June 16th, 2008 / 0 Comments / Tags: blogs, blogging, new media channels, web 2.0 / Trackback