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These. sites. and. others. like. them. were. labeled. Web. 2.0.
because. they. open. up. a. new. way. of. interacting. with. the.
Internet.. Instead. of. simply. receiving. information. from. Web.
sites.that.others.posted.there,.in.Web.2.0.applications.you.are.
actively.engaged.in.creating.and.posting.content.of.one.type.or.
another..The.rising.use.of.blogs,.or.what.were.originally.called.
Web.logs,.is.another.example.of.a.Web.2.0.phenomenon.
On.social.media.sites,.people.connect.with.a.community.
of. “friends,”. or. colleagues,. or. people. of. like. interests. and.
share. their. feelings,. ideas,. pictures,. videos,. current. status,.
and.much.more..This.can.be.of.great.value.in.building.com-
munity.and.sharing.communications..It.can.be.a.good.way.
to.connect.with.each.other.and.enhance.your.ability.to.learn.
from. each. other.. Other. applications. give. you. quick. com-
munications. possibilities. such. as. instant. messaging. (IM). or.
Short.Message.Service.(SMS).or.Multimedia.Message.Service.
(MMS),.often.just.called.texting.
Twitter.is.an.example.of.a.sort.of.hybrid.of.the.idea.of.SMS.
together. with. blogging—a. sort. of. short. version. of. a. blog. in.
which.you.can.post.brief.messages.of.interest.to.your.commu-
nity.(or.your.“followers”.as.they.are.known.in.Twitter.language).
MMS.is.different.from.SMS.in.that.it.includes.the.ability.
to.send.video.and.pictures.as.well.as.text.in.a.short.messag-
ing.format.
But.with.all.of.the.advantages.and.beneits.these.types.of.
new.Web.2.0.applications.bring,.we.must.also.consider.the.
other.side.of.the.coin.
If.you.participate.in.any.of.these.types.of.Web.2.0.activi-
ties,.you.are.sure.to.have.noticed.that.they.are.often.used.in.
less.than.advantageous.ways..Facebook.postings.about.some-
one's.cat's.hairball.are.just.not.that.important..And.receiving.
a.tweet.from.someone.with.the.profound.revelation.that.they.
have.just.woken.up.from.a.nap.can.be.disappointing.at.best.
and. annoying. more. often. than. not.. Bloggers. with. little. or.
nothing.to.say,.or.with.false.information.to.share,.nonetheless.
are.often.compelled.to.share.that.information.or.spew.their.
meaningless.work.into.the.blogosphere.
