The title of the video that you were asked to view this week is "Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/Using Us." Referencing what you have learned about Web 2.0 through the readings in the Courtney text and through watching the video, why do you think that Professor Wesch gave this title to the video?
The title for this video is referencing the way Web 2.0 has changed the way and reasons we use computers and the internet. No longer just for big businesses or research, the web is part of our everyday lives. Because the internet is used for everything from news, banking, socializing, conducting business, researching, shopping, entertainment, and so much more, the "machine" has become a part of us. Whether it is a desktop or laptop computer or a handheld device, people all over the world are constantly connected to their machines. People do not need extensive knowledge or training in html codes or software to create and share information on the internet. Web pages are no longer static. Instead, using Web 2.0 tools people can edit or comment on others' work, creating fluid documents providing information that can be updated almost instantly. Web 2.0 tools allow for social networking, file sharing, and new information being created and linked every day. The way we use these tools has changed the way computers and the internet works. When people tag a page, image, video, post, or other data it becomes linked to similar data with like tags. These tags create a network of related data that can be searched and retrieved; the computer "learns" what to link together based on the tags and links people provide and use every day. Professor Wesch's video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g) demonstrates the cyclical pattern in the way we use the internet has evolved, because of the way we are using the internet.
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