Tim Berners-Lee should be very proud of his accomplishments for the development of Web 1.0 and the advancements it has given the opportunity for. Likewise, he should also be very proud that his ideas are the foundation for Web 2.0. Blogging, podcasts, and social medias may be different than what he ever anticipated the web becoming, however, did he think that his invention would stay the same forever? Every technology advances to meet the needs of our changing world. One person never has control of a technology because someone else will always think of a way to make it better.
Now more than ever people need to be in control of the media. Without our control, news organizations will only provide us with information that they think is important. Blogging, RSS feeds, podcasts, etc. are giving the control of the media to the people of the world so that we can collaborate to inform each other in all aspects. If everyone is more knowledgeable of issues taking place in the world, we are that much more likely to conquer, reform and participate in making our future better.
Freedom of speech is our fundamental right. Web 2.0 has given us even more opportunity to exercise our freedom which could change the world. Without communication, the Diffusion of Innovations Theory shows that rarely no new innovations would never be adopted. Likewise, the Systems Theory contributes to the concept of the social role for communication and public relations helping society function positively. (Structural Functionalist School of Sociology: Durkheim, 1893/1984) Using this asset to our advantage could turn everything in the world in a new direction aiding in environmental problems, world hunger, and global peace.
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I don’t think Tim Berners-Lee ever wanted to control the web. I think it’s clear that his vision was for it to be shaped and used by everyone. According to our textbook, his original NeXT Web browser was designed to allow the user to create and publish information. Unfortunately, this browser was only usable on a single platform, and the time when the average user could easily contribute to the web was yet to come.
In some ways, we are just beginning to realize Berners-Lee’s vision. Web 2.0 has opened the doors for users to easily create and manipulate content on the web. Although he may feel that this was part of the original purpose of the web, I agree with you that the terms Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 are helpful in distinguishing the transition that the web has experienced in recent years. It is exciting that Web 2.0 tools have given us new opportunities to work together and easily share ideas and information with people around the world.
I agree with Susan. Tim Berners-Lee never wanted to control the web. If he did he would have tried to profit from it. He made it open for the public. We should all be grateful to him for this. I feel many people would not have done the same thing. He could have billions of dollars.
Web 2.0 did not make it easier to express our right to freedom of speech. It was just the web in general. The web made it possible for blogs, social media, and podcasts to occur.
You could call the change in computers a big deal, and call them computers 2.0. But you never hear someone call newer computers, computers 2.0. They are just changes that took place. Yeah the software may have different versions, but that is completely different.
The computer is a platform, and so is the web. People were able to make changes at all because of these platforms. These changes would have happened even if their was no web 2.0 term.
The original Web 1.0 was to share information like a giant encyclopedia between college in the US, not to enable our freedom of speech. With Web 2.0 we are much more capable of sharing and collaborating news with people by blogging, sharing video, or social networking etc. I would certainly think that with the social medias that 2.0 has become would allow us to exercise our right and have it reach more people than before.
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