Web 2.0

Web 2.0 not only signifies a redesigning and rethinking of internet compatibility, but the term "2.0" also implies a newer, more dynamic environment in which data can commute. The video raises some worthy questions regarding a necessary "rethinking" of certain concepts, most notably, copyright, authorship, and privacy. It also raises the interesting distinction of XML's capacity for separation of content and form. Through XML users can interact, and interchange content more easily then ever before. While in the past, a celebrated author is one who has mastered the presentation of content. In a new Web 2.0 environment, the most uniquely appreciated contributions an author can make may be form related. While the content itself can be easily acquired and meshed from a variety of sources, the form it takes to be most effectively collaborated may take true revolutionary rethinking of form to realize. For those of us entering a business world at the opening of the Web 2.0 era, this means readiness to adapt to new forms of communication and correspondence. It also means thinking of new ways to acquire and utilize information, while maintaining originality and adding value to contributed material. The line between sharing information and plagiarism is becoming increasingly blurred. Without a doubt, human connectivity is more easily achieved than ever before, and new methods will have to be developed so that an individual's contribution can find a way to stand out amidst a torrential amount of data.