READING: From Web 1.0 to Web 2.0

Garham Cormodore works on social network analysis. Balancher Krishnamurthy center his reseach around the Internet measurements. In this essay titled "Key Differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0" the authors focus an enlightening comparative analysis of principal contents, interactivity and approaches of both plattforms. As they indicate: "Web 2.0 is a buzzword introduced in 2003–04 which is commonly used to encompass various novel phenomena on the World Wide Web. Although largely a marketing term, some of the key attributes associated with Web 2.0 include the growth of social networks, bi–directional communication, various ‘glue’ technologies, and significant diversity in content types. We are not aware of a technical comparison between Web 1.0 and 2.0. While most of Web 2.0 runs on the same substrate as 1.0, there are some key differences. We capture those differences and their implications for technical work in this paper. Our goal is to identify the primary differences leading to the properties of interest in 2.0 to be characterized. We identify novel challenges due to the different structures of Web 2.0 sites, richer methods of user interaction, new technologies, and fundamentally different philosophy. Although a significant amount of past work can be reapplied, some critical thinking is needed for the networking community to analyze the challenges of this new and rapidly evolving environment".

This year's fourth year of Web 2.0 Summit will be held this November in San Francisco, after the recent past Web 2.0 Exposition in New York. As their organizers asset, they have been focused on industry's challenges and opportunities. Now they suggest: "Our conversation is no longer just about the Web. Now is the time to ask how the Web might tapped to address the world's most pressing limits..."

What is Web 2.0? Where can we find our own sources, feeders, holders, etc.?
Why is important for us to discuss about Civil Society Media, Community Media and Alternative Media?