assignment 2

a) describe what Web2.0 means to me.
b) look up Web 2.0 on a site such as wikipedia. describe any controversies.

Answer a) I took this class to better understand the Internet and computers. I'm not sure yet what Web 2.0 means to me. Honestly, I don't know enough about it to give an answer.

Answer b) It would seem the main criticism of Web 2.0 is that the intellectual value of information on the Internet is called into question. With so many social websites and people blogging about any subject, it is hard to separate facts from opinions. I think this will cause people not to trust real information. From Wikipedia:

"Critics such as Andrew Keen argue that Web 2.0 has created a cult of digital narcissism and amateurism, which undermines the notion of expertise by allowing anybody, anywhere to share (and place undue value upon) their own opinions about any subject and post any kind of content regardless of their particular talents, knowledgeability, credentials, biases or possible hidden agendas. He states that the core assumption of Web 2.0, that all opinions and user-generated content are equally valuable and relevant is misguided, and is instead "creating an endless digital forest of mediocrity: uninformed political commentary, unseemly home videos, embarrassingly amateurish music, unreadable poems, essays and novels," also stating that Wikipedia is full of "mistakes, half truths and misunderstandings"."