Speaking of Web 2.0, this article takes an interesting viewpoint. While these sites have changed the way we communicate, they're not exactly raking in the money for their owners.
Found this interesting, if for no other reason than as proof that the world at large is thinking about the implications of moving even past Web 2.0 and on to Web 3.0
(My apologies -- while I have referenced the article as translated by Babelfish, the original article is in French so the English may be a bit choppy; the ideas seem to remain intact, however, and the author's speculations about the future of the Web are interesting).
Original link, for those who read French: http://pro.01net.com/editorial/506930/que-nous-prepare-le-web-3-0/
Tim O'Reilly presents this webcast on digital bookmaking. I thought this would be fun for us pubies (new publishers). Its a perfect segway into our Monday class discussion.
I might take a listen b/c this definitely interests.
Prior to the September 11 attacks and the stock market slump, one of the hottest policy issues debated by technology scholars was the so-called racial "digital divide," a term concocted to portray "haves and have nots" in the world of the Internet.