Web 2.0

Ok, so there's this big wave of so-called web 2.0 sites that have sprung up recently. Sites like youtube, myspace, facebook, twitter, del.icio.us, and digg. These sites have changed the way that we look at the internet. Instead of a giant mass of information ready to be consumed, the internet is now a medium for creativity and contribution. Amateur producers/directors are rapidly producing videos on youtube that become digital phenomenon. Users from opposite sides of the globe are connecting with each other and sharing interests and ideas on sites like myspace and facebook. Del.icio.us is allowing the internet users to categorize all of the sites on the web in a way that they deem fit and digg is allowing the reader to decide which news stories are most important and should receive the most attention.

Is this a brand new form of the internet, or is it just a new way to use the regular internet? My answer is that it doesn't matter. It cannot be denied that these sites have changed the internet, whether they should be considered a whole new internet is insignificant.