2008-03-03: Web2.0 blog entry

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Blog article from Boxes and Arrows 2/14/08

1. the Web 2.0 platform breaks down borders between services - when programs/data re on the web not someone's desktop there is the 'ability to combine data that is available on the Web to create meaningful information.'
2. Web 2.0 utilizes the collective intelligence of its users - 'the value of the service is related to the scale and dynamism of the data it provides'
   1. Selfish Concept: 'But what attracts users to donate their time and energy to contribute to Web services like Wikipedia or Flickr while not doing so to corporate services? Psychology and economics teach us that there is no such thing as altruism – whatever people do will create a personal return of value for them. This personal value is measured by individual criteria. Respect and prestige, personal reputation, political beliefs or desires, and of course monetary incentives influence the decision as to whether their contribution creates this value.'
   2. Why this isn't the same in corporate/gov't:' As long as contribution is regarded as less important topic in the corporate hierarchy the priority of knowledge initiatives will go down over time simply because people start to value other things as more important.'
   3. Wiki: One other aspect – the strength of a wiki is the presentation of content in a loosely structured, intuitive way, creating a hypertext structure resembling creative human thought processes. As there is no visible hierarchical structure in a wiki retrieving content mainly relies on search.
3. Web 2.0 cannot control the process of knowledge creation
4. Web 2.0 is constantly linking knowledge, thereby not protecting intellectual property