Following recent trips to Tokyo, I have come across this;
A wonderful map of how things are Now: i.e. Web 2.0 and geeky!
The map is rather cleverly based on the Japanese subway system, so it’s a little Japanese orientated, but there are still some really interesting synergies that are going on here in terms of how Web 2.0 platforms are being used and are now opening up and dependent on Web users.
The maps key sites reflect how data is now being aggregated into usable chunks of information and tagged for relevance with the emphasis upon speed, location and dissemination of searches. Represented as main stations, see how popular the likes of Flickr, Facebook, Yahoo! and Google are - need I go on!
Trust me this is really interesting! it shows how the main sites that were being used to ‘index’ the web en masse is now related to how Web 2.0 users are search for and consume information Before order of relevance was a specified, instead now tagging and item shares are orientating web searches and interactions.
Users can now describe and communicate information that is more relevant, up to date and ‘in vogue’ – taking into account changes, latest trends etc as and when they occur. Something that is more in line with how people really think and search.
To return to the Web 2.0 subway weight is given to those sites that are based on communities, interactions and file-shares. Here on Web 2.0 the user is Queen, as the Geek Chic reigns supreme. Information, items, even people become more searchable, taggable and relevant to what you are interested in. Kind of makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside doesn’t it.
2 comments:
Nice illustration but point is how to filter what we want from an ever increasing amount of dross. That old issue of how do we trust information is in danger of getting lost in the Web 2.0 hype. More is not necessarily better. Tags for example convey nothing about the quality of the information.
oh yes that old quality versus quantity debate - have you been reading Andrew Keen?... I suspect that Anon you are right there is mass information 'out there' and how users manage and what they do with these kinds of information sources is still very much open to debate.
Whilst taggable does not necessarily mean 'quality' it does make it findable and that is a step in the right direction.
New arragnements for 'trust' and reliable resources are still yet to be measured.
Instead new models of individualisation and effects of social anonymity against identifiability have made information a function of digital communication and necessity for social exchange. Hows this falls within social structure and hierarchy is yet to be seen...
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