Comments on: Web 2.0 for the rest of us? http://blog.frontporchforum.com/2008/10/09/web-20-for-the-rest-of-us/ ... about neighbors, community and Front Porch Forum Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:05:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Riding the adoption bell curve at Ghost of Midnight http://blog.frontporchforum.com/2008/10/09/web-20-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-409369 Riding the adoption bell curve at Ghost of Midnight Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:43:26 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/?p=726#comment-409369 [...] this right, the author is claiming that Digg and Twitter have about 16% market penetration.  In a previous posting here, it was noted that Digg has 30 million monthly visitors, with 3 million of them registered users.  [...] [...] this right, the author is claiming that Digg and Twitter have about 16% market penetration.  In a previous posting here, it was noted that Digg has 30 million monthly visitors, with 3 million of them registered users.  [...]

]]> By: Michael http://blog.frontporchforum.com/2008/10/09/web-20-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-407160 Michael Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:44:59 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/?p=726#comment-407160 Amen to that, Deb. At the same time, I hear from some folks a kind of tech backlash... they don't want to spend more time in front of a screen trying to figure something out. So, for people in this position, the web offering has to be utterly intuitive and replace an existing non-digital activity... photo sharing is a good example. Amen to that, Deb.

At the same time, I hear from some folks a kind of tech backlash… they don’t want to spend more time in front of a screen trying to figure something out. So, for people in this position, the web offering has to be utterly intuitive and replace an existing non-digital activity… photo sharing is a good example.

]]> By: Deb Shannon http://blog.frontporchforum.com/2008/10/09/web-20-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-407149 Deb Shannon Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:24:47 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/?p=726#comment-407149 Kudos again to Michael Wood Lewis for building tools that strengthen communities! The above article begs the question: When are the rest of the people going to get active with Web 2.0??? Let's encourage them by explaining that Web 2.0 includes the truly interactive applications on the Web. In contrast to Email and online purchases, Web 2.0 applications increase the value of the Internet with the number of participants who CONTRIBUTE. That means Flickr gets cooler as more people add photos AND tag those pictures for the world to see. For example, I have been bedazzled by the foliage this year, and its got me thinking about my UVM friends who moved west after graduation. They return home for major holidays but rarely do they make it back for the brief season that fills the air with the crisp scent of decaying leaves and brilliant colors that stand out even more under a cloudy sky than on a purely sunny day. So I ran around taking pictures of Vermont barns and foliage and I put them on my Facebook page and tagged them Vermont Foliage 2008, and I opened that album up to the broadest Internet audience. It is the participation by the users that draws people to use the applications. Initially, parents want to see what the kids are doing, and that will grow into unpredictable applications as more people sign on. Back to the question...when will more people participate in web 2.0 apps? Today it is far easier and more intuitive to contribute to the Web than it was even five years ago. I think we just need to say - hey check it out! Invite a friend to look at your contributions. Surely you must have a few non-tech less geek oriented friends or family members!! The invitation might spark some curiosity and a little courage... participation is contagious! Kudos again to Michael Wood Lewis for building tools that strengthen communities! The above article begs the question: When are the rest of the people going to get active with Web 2.0??? Let’s encourage them by explaining that Web 2.0 includes the truly interactive applications on the Web. In contrast to Email and online purchases, Web 2.0 applications increase the value of the Internet with the number of participants who CONTRIBUTE. That means Flickr gets cooler as more people add photos AND tag those pictures for the world to see.
For example, I have been bedazzled by the foliage this year, and its got me thinking about my UVM friends who moved west after graduation. They return home for major holidays but rarely do they make it back for the brief season that fills the air with the crisp scent of decaying leaves and brilliant colors that stand out even more under a cloudy sky than on a purely sunny day. So I ran around taking pictures of Vermont barns and foliage and I put them on my Facebook page and tagged them Vermont Foliage 2008, and I opened that album up to the broadest Internet audience. It is the participation by the users that draws people to use the applications. Initially, parents want to see what the kids are doing, and that will grow into unpredictable applications as more people sign on.
Back to the question…when will more people participate in web 2.0 apps? Today it is far easier and more intuitive to contribute to the Web than it was even five years ago. I think we just need to say – hey check it out! Invite a friend to look at your contributions. Surely you must have a few non-tech less geek oriented friends or family members!! The invitation might spark some curiosity and a little courage… participation is contagious!

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