Web 2.0 nightmare, part 1: a sell-out, who knew?

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Brian


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A more or less random sampling from my RSS newsreader:

Remember how the web (and “web 2.0”) were supposed to be a huge force of democratization? As we all know, time and again it turns into just another ad platform to sell lowest common denominator mass marketed commercial trash. That is really a tragedy.

When ReadWriteWeb is talking like this, then we know the times, they are a-changin’…

A few of us old dudes saw this sad moment coming. The best thing about aging is preemptive disillusionment.

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I am a Strategist and Discoordinator with UBC's Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. My main blogging space is Abject Learning, and I sporadically update a short bio with publications and presentations over there as well...
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6 Responses to Web 2.0 nightmare, part 1: a sell-out, who knew?

  1. Gardner says:
    January 14, 2009 at 7:17 pm

    Sometimes I think Web 2.0 may at least be agile, and if that’s not as good as democratic, it may be good enough to keep the light shining….

  4. LumpenProf says:
    January 16, 2009 at 8:23 am

    Oddly, this post has helped me a lot. Thanks!

  5. jose marichal says:
    January 22, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    can’t democratization and concentration happen at the same time?

  6. jose marichal says:
    January 22, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    can’t democratization and monetization/concentration happen at the same time?

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