3. Web 2.0 is “just” the evolution of the Web Web 2.0 is about connecting people , and making technology efficient for people. Web 1.0 was about connecting computers and making technology more efficient for computers. Web 2.0 changes the way in which businesses interact with its customers: it’s about communities and social networks contextual relationships knowledge sharing people and the way they collaborate Web 1.0 Get it online Connecting computers Personal websites Britannica Online Domain speculation Screen scraping Content management Directories Web 2.0 Make it work Connecting people Blogs, Facebook, MySpace Wikipedia Search Engine Optimisation Web services Wikis Tagging
9. Government exposing data for greater impact Declan Butler (a reporter for Nature) is mapping H5N1 news reports onto Google Earth and posting them on his blog
10. Leveraging the wisdom of crowds - collecting and refine ideas in real time Jams conduct electronic brainstorming sessions with a large audience
11. Letting people help themselves (Scipionus, after Katrina) Legend: – events – changes – 50 latest /Interacting virtually… Built in two days by two people – became a huge geo-database for rescue and welfare personnel
13. Letting people help themselves (and reduce the cost of doing it) YouTube competition for public information video – hope to go viral and reach millions
14. Texas HHSC - rapid deployment of new processes in response to emergency