I was amazed to find that they have conferences about Web 2.0 on a huge scale every year (and growing in strength) while I was researching more about Web 2.0! I will be talking a bit about the summit they had last year from November 7-9. 2006 in San Francisco, CA. More information about the conference can be found here : http://www.web2con.com/pub/w/49/overview.html
Also there is a new conference this year from 17-19 October,2007 in San Francisco, CA. More information about that conference can be found here : http://www.web2summit.com/
As per the summary by Richard MacManus, this last conference was a whole lot different than the previous one - with more people from media and business world attending than the normal developers/code junkies/geeks like me :-) (http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_summit_wrap-up.php) .
This fact alone lets us know how quickly this whole Web 2.0 term has caught the attention of normal people who use the Internet more than the developers - a clear indication of the change in outlook towards the web has grabbed attention at the grass root level! New companies and industries have jumped on board or are interested in doing so. Field of education is no stranger to this either! There were talks by speakers highlighting how important the young generation's thoughts are to the solid development of Internet in the future and also how video and audio will be a big part of our life on the web. We already have started video streaming of classes on the web (UF's EDGE - Electronic Delivery of Graduate Education), online content delivery (COE's online course offerings), etc in field of education. I therefore feel that Web 2.0 is and will be a thing to watch out for if we plan on keeping the new young generation enthusiastic about learning! The online course offerings and video streaming mentioned before are a great step towards this goal!
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I am very interested to see what these speakers are saying about “the young generations thoughts” about the Internet. For most kids the Internet (and soon web 2.0) is just a way of life and change is expected. You know the next new big this is going to happen…and the kids will acclimate to whatever the change is that benefits them. Technology is updated and outdated so quickly the kids just accept that as reality. I seem to be the one having the difficulty with changing.
Until now I had not considered how great the “digital divide” is and will become. You mentioned the importance of audio and video usage in the future…. I don’t want our kids to be left behind but we are still a rural community that has a considerable amount of dial-up. I wonder what developers are saying about leveling the playing field? Maybe web 2.0 has thought of that too.
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