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"The speed and ease at which these new applications were built is what is getting us very excited about the potential of the Web 2.0 world. Evocative of Dr. Frankenstein building a monster in his attic laboratory using body pieces he found lying around his neighborhood, people with a little skill can create new applications using common elements found lying around the Web in almost no time at all. As the skill requirements for building these applications are decreasing, we think this opens a whole new world of possibilities. Web 2.0 isn't a 'thing', but a collection of approaches, which are all converging on the development world at a rapid pace. These approaches, including APIs, RSS, Folksonomies, and Social Networking, suddenly give application developers a new way to approach hard problems with surprisingly effective results." ** Written in Aug 2007 - provides a good overview of where it all started.

Introduction and overview of e-learning with brief descriptions of various e-learning tools, namely, blogging, podcasting, mediasharing and social networks.

Social network software for education

An excellent social networking site to bookmark interesting articles

The site is designed to provide teachers with free tools for use in the classroom. Useful site for applying Web 2 technology in a pedagogical setting.

Nicholas Carr's blog -- a stimulating take on the use and abuse of technology. His article "Is Google making us stupid?" sparked vehement online discussion.