Web 2.0

It might not be an official or O’Reilly definition but I see web 2.0 as the transition that confers on the computer an integral role in the mainstream culture. The Internet began as a tool of government and research institutions and progressed to a business necessity and home luxury. Today, an individual who doesn’t have access to high tech is missing out on participating in a significant part of modern culture. Our electronic gadgets are pervasive in the culture and allow for a cross-cultural communication that did not exist a generation ago. I don’t feel you can define web 2.0 in terms of new software tools because these are not exactly new. Web 2.0 to me is a different way of thinking.

In the words of John Lennon, “Power to the people.”