Comments on: The Unseen Frontiers of Web 2.0 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/ a blog about viral marketing and web 2.0 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:57:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: abbycopuyoc http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-93 abbycopuyoc Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:35:13 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-93 Hi Peter, I am not alien to the accusation of being "strange", so many times when I tell people that I do viral marketing for a living, they say, viral what? Then I go to my customary explanation of what viral or buzz marketing is. Definitely in Web 2.0 everybody is a DJ -- we determine the content the same way that a DJ determines the playlist. That's why Web 2.0 is such a wonderful thing, we are no longer just patrons but creators, no longer just puppets with or strings being pulled, but producers of our very own puppet shows. :) Hi Peter, I am not alien to the accusation of being “strange”, so many times when I tell people that I do viral marketing for a living, they say, viral what? Then I go to my customary explanation of what viral or buzz marketing is.

Definitely in Web 2.0 everybody is a DJ — we determine the content the same way that a DJ determines the playlist. That’s why Web 2.0 is such a wonderful thing, we are no longer just patrons but creators, no longer just puppets with or strings being pulled, but producers of our very own puppet shows. :)

]]> By: Peter latterkonsulent http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-90 Peter latterkonsulent Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:35:18 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-90 I have been addicted to web 2.0 for a couple of years know. Yet when I try to push it to friends, most look at me like I am very strange. They can't see how I get value out of this strange melting pot of good and bad info. I really like the fact that everybody can access the melting pot, but for most of my friends, this is a problem. I think the turning point will be when there are more trusted "dj" of the internet. Like a DJ choses music for the danse floor or radio, many people online are great resources for finding good content. Once more of these become established, even my friends will like web 2.0. Or at least the part their "dj" shows them. I have been addicted to web 2.0 for a couple of years know. Yet when I try to push it to friends, most look at me like I am very strange. They can’t see how I get value out of this strange melting pot of good and bad info.

I really like the fact that everybody can access the melting pot, but for most of my friends, this is a problem. I think the turning point will be when there are more trusted “dj” of the internet. Like a DJ choses music for the danse floor or radio, many people online are great resources for finding good content. Once more of these become established, even my friends will like web 2.0. Or at least the part their “dj” shows them.

]]> By: abbycopuyoc http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-33 abbycopuyoc Wed, 14 May 2008 20:33:30 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-33 You bring up a lot of great points Katie -- the greatest danger of having so much freedom is the lack of responsibility and accountability. With so many content creators - how can we distinguish between quality content and gibberish, real authority or "fraud?" As bloggers we can do the web and its patrons a favor by upgrading the quality of our blogs and writing with an invisible badge of responsibility. With the net being a free for all market, and virtually no filtering authority (correct me if im wrong) we must always second guess content (even if it is from wikipedia). It's the same thing for TV - not everything on TV should be construed as absolute truth. All media has its pitfalls and dangers, and being around media for so long, ideally, we should know better than to believe everything we read, listen to, or see. You bring up a lot of great points Katie — the greatest danger of having so much freedom is the lack of responsibility and accountability. With so many content creators – how can we distinguish between quality content and gibberish, real authority or “fraud?” As bloggers we can do the web and its patrons a favor by upgrading the quality of our blogs and writing with an invisible badge of responsibility. With the net being a free for all market, and virtually no filtering authority (correct me if im wrong) we must always second guess content (even if it is from wikipedia). It’s the same thing for TV – not everything on TV should be construed as absolute truth. All media has its pitfalls and dangers, and being around media for so long, ideally, we should know better than to believe everything we read, listen to, or see.

]]> By: Katie http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-31 Katie Wed, 14 May 2008 11:16:34 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-31 Who can you trust? Web 2.0 offers content upload from anyone, to anyone. Well, anyone with the internet. As you point out in your blog, that’s an enormous number of people. One aspect of web 2.0 that I continue to struggle with is that anyone with the internet can publish their content, now comes the question, what is fact, and what is crap? Countless websites have been set up with little or no authority, providing researchers with all sorts of false information. A perfect example being Wikipedia. I do use Wikipedia often and I find it a very useful tool, however the quality of some posts are questionable. When ‘moon landing’ is typed into Google, the first result is “Moon Landing” by Wikipedia. The second is the “Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Theory”. Both posts would be rather biased and with almost anyone being able to modify the entry, suspicion is raised as to which version to believe. Along with such posts on Wikipedia, Youtube is becoming a popular site for education also. With documentaries being uploaded, users are turning to this entertaining source to gain knowledge. The question is also raised as to what is correct. The same case is presented here with users uploading anything they want. Homemade material could contain all sorts of unwanted information. But once you’ve watched the video, how can you tell what you have watched is true? Are today’s web 2.0 generation becoming more sceptical and educated, or more gullible? I believe web 2.0 is breaking boundaries but the next step is filtering our content to determine what information we can trust. Who can you trust?
Web 2.0 offers content upload from anyone, to anyone. Well, anyone with the internet. As you point out in your blog, that’s an enormous number of people. One aspect of web 2.0 that I continue to struggle with is that anyone with the internet can publish their content, now comes the question, what is fact, and what is crap?

Countless websites have been set up with little or no authority, providing researchers with all sorts of false information. A perfect example being Wikipedia. I do use Wikipedia often and I find it a very useful tool, however the quality of some posts are questionable. When ‘moon landing’ is typed into Google, the first result is “Moon Landing” by Wikipedia. The second is the “Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Theory”. Both posts would be rather biased and with almost anyone being able to modify the entry, suspicion is raised as to which version to believe.

Along with such posts on Wikipedia, Youtube is becoming a popular site for education also. With documentaries being uploaded, users are turning to this entertaining source to gain knowledge. The question is also raised as to what is correct. The same case is presented here with users uploading anything they want. Homemade material could contain all sorts of unwanted information. But once you’ve watched the video, how can you tell what you have watched is true?

Are today’s web 2.0 generation becoming more sceptical and educated, or more gullible? I believe web 2.0 is breaking boundaries but the next step is filtering our content to determine what information we can trust.

]]> By: Steven Murphy MD http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-23 Steven Murphy MD Sun, 04 May 2008 14:13:43 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-23 Saw you just added The Sherpa. Thanks for the looksie. Fell fre to write a comment or just lurk. -Steve www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com Saw you just added The Sherpa. Thanks for the looksie.
Fell fre to write a comment or just lurk.
-Steve
http://www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com

]]> By: Andrey http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-21 Andrey Thu, 01 May 2008 23:48:07 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-21 brrr brrr

]]> By: abbycopuyoc http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-17 abbycopuyoc Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:33:51 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-17 Yes Ayapeju. The web can be used for so many positive things, and to create great impact. We have such power in our fingertips that we don't even realize. It will certainly help us build global social relationships and enforce positive ties, if we use this power in the right way. Yes Ayapeju. The web can be used for so many positive things, and to create great impact. We have such power in our fingertips that we don’t even realize. It will certainly help us build global social relationships and enforce positive ties, if we use this power in the right way.

]]> By: Ayopeju Falekulo http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-13 Ayopeju Falekulo Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:05:10 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-13 You are quite right that the place to be is using the Web 2.0 sites out there to socialize. I've been blogging for nearly 7 months now and in that time have learned about Digg, Stumble Upon, Facebook to mention a few, through which I've met people from all over the world. The Internet is a winner anyday and will help our world become a more tolerant place as we build these global social relationaships online. You are quite right that the place to be is using the Web 2.0 sites out there to socialize. I’ve been blogging for nearly 7 months now and in that time have learned about Digg, Stumble Upon, Facebook to mention a few, through which I’ve met people from all over the world. The Internet is a winner anyday and will help our world become a more tolerant place as we build these global social relationaships online.

]]> By: ring » Blog Archive » The Unseen Frontiers of Web 2.0 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-12 ring » Blog Archive » The Unseen Frontiers of Web 2.0 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:00:12 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-12 [...] admin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptConnecting with your friends on facebook. Digging a relevant news story at digg.com to share the news piece to others. It is going on forums like Yahoo Answers, Topix.net or Answerbag.com, sharing what you know, and allowing other … [...] [...] admin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptConnecting with your friends on facebook. Digging a relevant news story at digg.com to share the news piece to others. It is going on forums like Yahoo Answers, Topix.net or Answerbag.com, sharing what you know, and allowing other … [...]

]]> By: Myspace » The Unseen Frontiers of Web 2.0 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-unseen-frontiers-of-web-20/#comment-8 Myspace » The Unseen Frontiers of Web 2.0 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:15:02 +0000 http://wonderabby.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-8 [...] BigDaddyBlog wrote an interesting post today on The Unseen Frontiers of Web 2.0Here’s a quick excerptThink of how many Indie artists have leveraged myspace in order to get people to listen to them, and eventually attend their shows. [...] [...] BigDaddyBlog wrote an interesting post today on The Unseen Frontiers of Web 2.0Here’s a quick excerptThink of how many Indie artists have leveraged myspace in order to get people to listen to them, and eventually attend their shows. [...]

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