Comments on: Web 2.0 Called; It Says It’s Just An Ad Platform Now http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/14/web-20-called-it-says-its-just-an-ad-platform-now/ learning, networks, knowledge, technology, community Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:56:23 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Nicola http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/14/web-20-called-it-says-its-just-an-ad-platform-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5110 Nicola Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:01:51 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3728#comment-5110 Oh and I seem to have lost the ability to spell Oh and I seem to have lost the ability to spell

]]> By: Nicola http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/14/web-20-called-it-says-its-just-an-ad-platform-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5108 Nicola Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:23:17 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3728#comment-5108 Some financial services firms have access to the whole technology tree where they can pay technology firms to create customised versions of free web tools because they can see the benefits of being connected yet also continue to use the free web tools whilst they attempt to integrate the customised ones, possibly on a global scale. In some cases, it has been reported that use of wikis has <a href="http://liako.biz/2008/12/thank-you-2008-you-finally-gave-new-media-a-name/" rel="nofollow"> helped </a> (last paragraph) to encourage a culture of openness - it would be interesting to know the extent. Does that mean that financial services professionals are using free open source, commercial open source and also promoting adoption of 'sharing stuff' and making everything more accessible to everyone - giving something back in return for being in such a fortunate position? Or is it just a convenient adoption of technologies but still an idealogy that some things need to be closed due to regulation? I think that now is a great opportunity for financial services professionals to demonstrate leadership and engage the wider community so that even small startups can have a realistic picture of whether they are going to make it or not, whether obtaining venture capital is an option, or an alternative revenue model ? They seem to have a number of tools at their disposal to do this? Some financial services firms have access to the whole technology tree where they can pay technology firms to create customised versions of free web tools because they can see the benefits of being connected yet also continue to use the free web tools whilst they attempt to integrate the customised ones, possibly on a global scale. In some cases, it has been reported that use of wikis has helped (last paragraph) to encourage a culture of openness – it would be interesting to know the extent.
Does that mean that financial services professionals are using free open source, commercial open source and also promoting adoption of ‘sharing stuff’ and making everything more accessible to everyone – giving something back in return for being in such a fortunate position? Or is it just a convenient adoption of technologies but still an idealogy that some things need to be closed due to regulation?
I think that now is a great opportunity for financial services professionals to demonstrate leadership and engage the wider community so that even small startups can have a realistic picture of whether they are going to make it or not, whether obtaining venture capital is an option, or an alternative revenue model ? They seem to have a number of tools at their disposal to do this?

]]> By: James Wanless http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/14/web-20-called-it-says-its-just-an-ad-platform-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5068 James Wanless Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:18:09 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3728#comment-5068 I'd have to say you're wrong about Web 2.0 being about free. I hate the '2.0' moniker because in truth, the web is evolving and user generated, accessible content, housed and shared in collaboratively built applications (largely open source) is how I often view Web 2.0. There are plenty of examples of good social media with useful pay options, like Flickr. Okay, maybe not 'plenty' but the possibility is there. I do agree with the notion that people expect everything to be free and there is easily another impending 'crash' on the horizon. Anything that's going to survive at this point, usually does so when it's gobbled up by a big, ad-supported, player. I'm not sure that makes it a gigantic ad platform, but it does raise interesting questions about a much better model than currently exists. I’d have to say you’re wrong about Web 2.0 being about free. I hate the ’2.0′ moniker because in truth, the web is evolving and user generated, accessible content, housed and shared in collaboratively built applications (largely open source) is how I often view Web 2.0.

There are plenty of examples of good social media with useful pay options, like Flickr. Okay, maybe not ‘plenty’ but the possibility is there.

I do agree with the notion that people expect everything to be free and there is easily another impending ‘crash’ on the horizon. Anything that’s going to survive at this point, usually does so when it’s gobbled up by a big, ad-supported, player.

I’m not sure that makes it a gigantic ad platform, but it does raise interesting questions about a much better model than currently exists.

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/14/web-20-called-it-says-its-just-an-ad-platform-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5055 Harold Jarche Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:11:12 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3728#comment-5055 Perhaps the optimistic future lies with open source Web 2.0. Compare Ning (Web 2.0 and ads) with Elgg (open source with Web 2.0 variants such as eduspaces). WordPress is another hybrid model. There is hope :-) Perhaps the optimistic future lies with open source Web 2.0. Compare Ning (Web 2.0 and ads) with Elgg (open source with Web 2.0 variants such as eduspaces). WordPress is another hybrid model. There is hope :-)

]]> By: The Tech-Savvy Teacher » More dispatches from the post Web 2.0 economy… http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/01/14/web-20-called-it-says-its-just-an-ad-platform-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5038 The Tech-Savvy Teacher » More dispatches from the post Web 2.0 economy… Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:03:00 +0000 http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/?p=3728#comment-5038 [...] points to an article in the Read/Write Web about Web 2.0 being an “ad platform.”  Ad [...] [...] points to an article in the Read/Write Web about Web 2.0 being an “ad platform.”  Ad [...]

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