Who will win the next high-tech jackpot?

A lenghthy piece by the AP on Web 2.0. Worth the read. Here is the opening paragraph:"PALO ALTO, Calif. - As Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting on a potential gold mine that could make him the next Silicon Valley whiz kid to strike it rich.   But the...

Fastest Growing Web 2.0 companies

"New York—Web 2.0 is the fastest-growing category on the Web, according to panelists who participated in the session Web 2.0: Predictions and Pithy Analysis on Monday at ad:tech. Charlie Buchwalter, senior VP-industry solutions at Nielsen//NetRatings, said the sites...

MySpace junkies need professional help

""MySpace is the new crack” were the first words my friend Scott uttered as he plopped down beside me at a computer on campus. This utterance pervaded the domain of my intellectual speculations, and I started searching for answers as to why MySpace has become such a huge...

Ask the Readers: Websites that changed your world?

"Amazon used to be a large river in South America - but that was before the world wide web. This month the web is 15 years old and in that short time it has revolutionised the way we live, from shopping to booking flights, writing blogs to listening to music. Here, the...

Catching Up With the MySpace Generation - TechLINKS (press release)

" A curious thing is happening on the web right now. Social networking services seem to be cropping up everywhere. MySpace, which has gained mainstream attention since its acquisition by Rupert Murdoch, is the current leader in the adoption of this trend. While much of the...

Social software and learning - Guardian Unlimited

" A new report from Futurelab suggests that the emergence of individuals learning and collaborating through social software such as blogs and wikis could lead to a new approach in education. EducationGuardian.co.uk In the educational arena, we are increasingly witnessing a...

Social Media and the Networked Public Sphere - Line 56 News

"Can social media increase and improve civic participation? If so, in what ways?"

Social software and learning - Guardian Unlimited

" A new report from Futurelab suggests that the emergence of individuals learning and collaborating through social software such as blogs and wikis could lead to a new approach in education. EducationGuardian.co.uk In the educational arena, we are increasingly witnessing a...

Social Media and the Networked Public Sphere - Line 56 News

" Can social media increase and improve civic participation? If so, in what ways? Email this article... Print this article... Reader Comments... Link to this article... by Ulises Mejias Monday, July 24, 2006 Re-printed with permission from the author. The original article is...

Catching Up With the MySpace Generation - TechLINKS (press release)

" A curious thing is happening on the web right now. Social networking services seem to be cropping up everywhere. MySpace, which has gained mainstream attention since its acquisition by Rupert Murdoch, is the current leader in the adoption of this trend. While much of the...

Social software and learning - Guardian Unlimited

" A new report from Futurelab suggests that the emergence of individuals learning and collaborating through social software such as blogs and wikis could lead to a new approach in education. EducationGuardian.co.uk In the educational arena, we are increasingly witnessing a...

Social software and learning - Guardian Unlimited

" A new report from Futurelab suggests that the emergence of individuals learning and collaborating through social software such as blogs and wikis could lead to a new approach in education. EducationGuardian.co.uk In the educational arena, we are increasingly witnessing a...
 

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