Quiver + Quill

I read once that as literacy increased in Europe 100s of years ago, the personal diary usurped the role of the priest in the church. People began to confess their souls to themselves, which undermined Church authority.

Now it's easier than ever to confess all, and to do so as an an imaginary person - fake name, fake identity and with several email addresses matching your intention. I wonder now that it is so easy to revent ourselves, to turn private communication into public spectacle, are we undermining ourselves by performing for so many constantly available others.

Now, the main attraction. Web 2.0:

Have you ever wondered what exactly web 2.0 is? O'Reilly write clearly on the subject. Here's a taste in which the concept is illustrated by example.

Clear here for the complete document:

Web 1.0 Web 2.0
DoubleClick --> Google AdSense
Ofoto --> Flickr
Akamai --> BitTorrent
mp3.com --> Napster
Britannica Online --> Wikipedia
personal websites --> blogging
evite --> upcoming.org and EVDB
domain name speculation --> search engine optimization
page views --> cost per click
screen scraping --> web services
publishing --> participation
content management systems --> wikis directories
(taxonomy) --> tagging ("folksonomy")
stickiness --> syndication

Additional resources: The Overview