so web 2.0 is all about user collaboration and user created content. it has proved that the web is now more geared toward the user and that it is more of an interactive medium that the viewing/reading medium it was not long ago. a definition of web 2.0 which I actually came up with states "Web 2.0 is the second generation of the world wide web which enables users to take a more active approach to the content available, as well as provide them with the opportunity to share and collaborate their thoughts, ideas, and interests with the world via a virtual connection."
as I was reading the articles posted for this class...i kind of drifted off of the realm of CRM capabilities online....and wandered to a homeland of sorts -- digg.com. as i was browsing the headlines to see what's new in the technology world I ran into an article from Wired which was an interview with Google's CEO Eric Schmidt. it highlighted a few major and interesting points.
- Web 2.0 enables any company or venture enter the market (like yahoo, ebay, google) which are all companies which make money in different ways.
-The fact that most web 2.0 technology and software is often free or very cheap due to the fact that money can often be made and especially specialized advertising like Google's AdSense
-Cloud Computer? - Internet as an operating system -- This concept explores the need for programs to exist on one's personal computer....or lack there of .
this third point of cloud computing was most interesting to me. the truth is that with programs like google docs, thumbstacks, basecamp, gmail and the list goes on....there really is no need for having computer software downloaded to our hard drives and paying for software when you can simply use a web app found on a server in the clouds for your every need. Schmidt even talks about the possibility that we can write a document on say....GoogleDocs on the airplane, and when we are reconnected to the internet the Document will then save to the server. Such a thing is impossible now but will one day be possible says Schmidt.
No need for me to summarize the entire article seeing I think you should read it as it is both relevant and interesting! Here's the link: Text of Wired's Interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt
in conclusion....i would like end with a statement made by Schmidt towards the end of the interview which poses an interesting questions....is it true? what do you think?
"I would argue that we in the industry forgot this. We became as a group - certainly I did - consumed with the complexity of the systems that we were building for powerful corporations, and we forgot that there's a much larger market around consumers for simple solutions."
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Yes as you mentioned, there are many sites we can download free such as power point. So far it has seemed for me that Microsoft has been the dominant player in terms of software world. Now it is changing. In other word, new system appears, which creates competition among new companies. This situation gives us more convenient and useful produts.
I agree with Schmidt's statement to an extent. There are, however, many companies that are reaching this market (simple solutions), most notably 37signals with it's extremely simple, intuitive, and functional suite of applications. At the same time, even Google initially started as a simple solution (superior search); the method of getting there was difficult, but it was a straightforward problem.
Oh, I agree with Masa's thinking.
Time goes by, people will use
many free softwares from several sites. Users will do not need to buy Microsoft softwares any more someday. I think Microsoft already felt fear about this change. Microsoft should how to survive in this era. They should suggest great merits of buying their sofrwares to customers.
-Jiyong Choi-
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