On Wednesday I will be speaking on a panel with other Web 2.0 enthusiasts at SEMpdx Search Fest 07. The panel will consist of:
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Doug Hay, Expansion+;
Janet Johnson; SnapNames;
John Anthony Hartman, Feedia;
Dan Harbison, Portland Trail Blazers;
I’m always excited to interact with other people who understand why Web 2.0 is exciting and share ideas on what we’re all doing. I also get really excited to brainstorm on where we go from here.
One constant battle I see from Web 2.0 is the amount of crap that gets out in the internet. Now with Web 2.0, everyone has a voice and everyone has the ability to converse. My thought of Web 2.0 is to improve the knowledge that is out there. A collective brain is smarter than a singular one. You can have more rounded knowledge on a larger breadth of topics if you have multiple people who are experts in their own field. Where it breaks down is not having a “crap filter” on comments, or tags. Many times I have gone to someones MySpace page, looked at the first 5 comments and then bailed… instead getting carpal tunnel by wading through 200 comments and scrolling down to the bottom of their page. That is what I consider poor use of Web 2.0. Having all those comments didn’t better my knowledge of who that person is, or help me decide if I want to be friends with them. A lot of the time it’s for some DJ’s party in St. Louis or someone’s really bad hip-hop that they made in their mom’s basement (DJ SharpTongue I’m looking in your direction…) Editing on Web 2.0 by authors and users is essential. Wikipedia does a great job of doing that. Allowing everyone to contribute, but if it’s crap… out it goes.
I will post my presentation about Web 2.0 and what we’re doing at the Trail Blazers after the panel on Wednesday. I recommend you check it out if you are interested in SEM. Here is a quick “3 questions” I did with their blog.
