Notes on Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is an upgraded version of its predecessors. It refers to any platforms that allow its users to contribute their own idea rather acquiring information passively. This is enabled by various new and improved website that encourage users generated content like social network, blogs, Wikipedia, video sharing and file hosting sites (to name a few). If before internet users find information written by experts on a websites like Netscape, now they also can impart their own on a website like Wikipedia. As the content is generated by user who may not an experts, some mistakes is unavoidable. On the other hand, it covers wide range of topic and it is quite helpful as it give people at least an overview of what they are searching for.
There are arguments about how the user generated content is not really reliable, since most of them can be subjected to abuse, test can be interpolated, pictures can be altered, and video can be edited. However this weakness is compensated by the emergence of filtering or recommendation sites like Digg, Del.icio.us, Google Buzz and others can help in recognizing relevant/correct information thus proving the authenticity of information. Apart from that, there are rating and comment features enable in some websites. These features allow users to share their thoughts and voice out their opinion on the subject. So, Web 2.0 not only encourages people to share but also helps to identify the relevant content by the feedback of the users themselves.
Furthermore, as Web 2.0 facilitates information sharing, there will be many responses from diverse users for a subject. It also has the mechanism to compile all related information of a certain subject in a place. Data mashup ‘combine similar types of media and information from multiple sources into a single representation.’ For example, if there is any video of Youtube’s users that is related to an article the writer can embed video, songs and slides of picture into his/her article. Apart from making the readers understand more about information or making dreary article interesting, it’ll also work as a step towards acknowledging the content creator.
In a nutshell, although there are loopholes in the new technology, there are also ways to fix it. Data also can be compiled easily without failing to acknowledge the real content creator as plagiarizing on the internet is bound to be found out as there are easily accessible by users.
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Reflection
It was confusing as to what web 2.0 is really is. The explanation is sometimes hazy, or not clear enough. But after figuring out the meaning of it, things become easier. Now I can tell the difference between Web 2.0 and its predecessor. The significance difference between the two could be the content of the web itself. As Web 2.0 encourage users to share their opinion and idea. While, the contents in Web 1.0 are posted by the experts of the field.
Web 2.0 can be applied in so many ways in education system for example, the uses of social networks, blogs and other web application, involving the students to express their own opinion in suggested matter. Students who are shy to talk face to face can use this as a mean to be more involved in the task set up by the teachers in tyhe said web application because they don't have to face people when they speak up. By implementing Web 2.0 in education, class will be more interesting and interactive.
It was confusing as to what web 2.0 is really is. The explanation is sometimes hazy, or not clear enough. But after figuring out the meaning of it, things become easier. Now I can tell the difference between Web 2.0 and its predecessor. The significance difference between the two could be the content of the web itself. As Web 2.0 encourage users to share their opinion and idea. While, the contents in Web 1.0 are posted by the experts of the field.
Web 2.0 can be applied in so many ways in education system for example, the uses of social networks, blogs and other web application, involving the students to express their own opinion in suggested matter. Students who are shy to talk face to face can use this as a mean to be more involved in the task set up by the teachers in tyhe said web application because they don't have to face people when they speak up. By implementing Web 2.0 in education, class will be more interesting and interactive.
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