The Flattening of the Web

The Internet has often been called, “the great equalizer.” Tom Friedman certainly supports this claim, that the global electronic library is, at least in part, responsible for the flattening of the world. However, recent developments in how we access, organize, and publish web content, are changing the shape of this flatness — and changing the shape of information.This engaging and enlightening presentation will paint a picture of a new World Wide Web, Web 2.0, where content increasingly becomes an ongoing conversation and we begin to train information to find us. Topics will include: Wikis, Wikipedia, blogging, RSS Aggregators, Social Bookmarks, and the glue that’s holding it all together. Learn who is going to prosper in a flattening world, according to Friedman, and what they need to know.

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