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Sebastian Weber

DeWitt Clinton » Blog Archive » On Web 2.0 - 0 views

  • While the Internet started growing decades earlier, it was the release of the first Mosaic web browser that heralded in a new revolution. Though it reached its peak in less than ten years, the era of Web 1.0 will be long remembered as a turning point in human society. As we are still deep in the midst of all of the change it is easy to overlook just how profound the Internet revolution really is.
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      Netscape als Inbegriff von Web 1.0
  • Web 1.0 was the great equalizer. It put everyone on the same playing field. A single individual sitting at a computer in the remotest region of the globe had the ability to publish as easily and as widely as the largest newspapers. While it has taken several years to get to the point where this has become commonplace (for reasons that may be explained in defining Web 2.0), even the earliest days of the web turned the conventions on their head. From private citizens like Matt Drudge to garage startups like Amazon.com, Web 1.0 was the beginning of an era in which the smallest player on the field could have just as much impact as the largest conventional institution.
  • Yet the technology of Web 1.0 was simultaneously both ground-breaking and surprisingly traditional. It was ground-breaking in the sense that it reduced the cost of data distribution to nearly nothing. Yet it was traditional in the sense that it generally followed the model of the printing press. (Albeit with very, very inexpensive machinery.) It allowed anyone to run their own printing press, and it removed the middle man from the distribution process. Web 1.0 was a revolution in which hundreds of millions of consumers found their way to millions of new producers.
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  • The legacy of Web 1.0 will be felt for years to come. In fact, the vast majority of traffic on the Internet still follows this paradigm. You have an endless number of sites, large and small, that still present their view of the world in a tightly controlled environment — managed explicitly at all times between the client and the server. For example, if you shop at Expedia or Travelocity you will be able to buy plane tickets, but you will do so reading their content, using their interface, using their shopping cart, all on their web site.
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      web applications / sites were isolated solutions and they were isolated information silos and not connected with each other
  • Thus Web 1.0 was the enabling of the small individual to present itself on par with a much larger entity.
  • Before we get to Web 2.0., it is useful to consider what does not characterize Web 2.0. For instance, for all of the love that rich client-side AJAX applications such as Gmail have earned, that alone does not make them Web 2.0. Simply having a Flash or WML interface or a XHTML+CSS homepage is not enough to qualify.
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      What qualify web applications to be Web 2.0?
  • There is an intermediary stage in between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Chronologically, of course, nothing is that linear — patterns sometimes arrive early, sometimes far before the world is ready for them. There is a tremendous amount of overlap in each of these phases, and nothing is dying off completely.
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      I agree with this view. Web 2.0 concepts existed as ideas earlier.
  • Web 1.5 was an early tremor that signaled that data, all data, wanted to break free of the tightly controlled environments of before. Web 1.5 was the birth of the web service API. Amazon’s Web Services are one of the earliest examples of a large scale web services API with meaningful data. Other major sites followed suit — EBay, Yahoo!, Google, have all exposed web services that enable people to access the underlying data without being cornered into one particular application of that data. But this alone is not Web 2.0, though it is a very important step in that direction.
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      Exposing Web Service interfaces alone is not Web 2.0, rather Web 1.5
  • Web 2.0 is about giving up control. It is about setting the data free. It is about providing services that work with other people’s data. It is about having a valuable resource and making no presumptions about how or where that resource will be used.
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      Web 2.0 definition
  • There are two traits that characterize Web 2.0 and differentiate it from Web 1.5. First, Web 2.0 APIs tend to be symmetrical and reciprocal in the sense that not only can data be read out via published interfaces, but can it also be written into those interfaces. This is most apparent when the API is REST-based and supports the full HTTP method set of GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, etc. SOAP APIs can also qualify, and the Web Service Description Language (WSDL) is a necessary component for the discovery of such interfaces. Second, Web 2.0 APIs are open standards with formal semantic meaning. This, more than anything else, differentiates the applications of Web 2.0 from those that came before. For example, the Amazon Web Services APIs are incredibly rich, but in order to use them a client application must be specifically aware of the AWS protocols and formats. Similarly, in order to use Google Maps, a client application must know specifically about, and code specifically to, the Google API.
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      comparison of Web 1.5 and Web 2.0
  • Where Web 1.5 is about exposing the data, Web 2.0 is about giving that data meaning and thereby setting it free.
  • Web 2.0 is the syndication of data, and syndicating it in such a way that anyone, anywhere can use the results. Web 2.0 does not lock the consumer (who also becomes a producer) into rigid use cases — it intentionally forfeits that control in favor of much greater returns. And Web 2.0 adds semantic meaning to the data so that the interconnected network of consumers and producers can evolve and adapt and thrive as the system grows. And importantly, Web 2.0 is about symmetrical and reciprocal relationships between producers and consumers to the point where the lines become blurred and one becomes the other.
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      Web 2.0 definition
  • In a sense, Web 3.0 will be more of the same. This incremental stage will be characterized by our ability to stream media in real-time — similar to the way that Web 2.0 lets us syndicate much simpler data today. Convergence will extend to include streaming video and audio over interoperable channels.
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      Web 3.0: * stream large amounts of multimedia data * easier and more powerful content syndication
  • Your handheld mobile device will call the same media APIs that your flat-panel plasma display does.
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      Mobile Web / Pervasive Web
  • If Web 2.0 is about the convergence of text and semantic data, Web 3.0 will do the same for all digital media.
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      Up to Web 2.0 everything about content is text-centric.
  • And to go really out on a limb — what will Web 10.0 be? Most likely, even more along those lines. Imagine a scenario in which any data — all data — can be instantaneously streamed anywhere at anytime. Your very experiences, your senses, perhaps even your thoughts, will be broadcast and archived for anyone to download and view. All human knowledge will be publicly accessible — all music, all art, all media, all things. The distinction between human thought and computer thought will be blurred. We will be part of the network, the network will be part of us. We will be the hive mind, and we collectively will have evolved into something quite unlike anything the world has ever seen.
    • Sebastian Weber
       
      "Web 10.0" -> look into the future. Distinction between human thoughts and computer thoughts will be blurred
Barbara Lindsey

Social Media in Africa, Part 2: Mobile Innovations - ReadWriteWeb - 0 views

  • social media technology conference PICNIC2008
  • conference featured prolific social entrepreneurs and technology developers from around the world who offered insight into various projects from the African continent.
  • Africa is unique in that it seems to have bypassed the same era of community infrastructure building that has occurred in developed nations around the world.
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  • most of the technologies that currently permeate Africa aren't terrestrial. There are very few telephone lines, but mobile penetration is higher than any other region in the world.
  • Instead, internet connectivity is distributed nearly entirely by satellite.
  • The developers who are coming up with solutions in the continent, the ones who are writing software or hacking hardware, are creating for some of the harshest environments and use-cases in the world. If it works in Africa, it will work anywhere."
  • Perhaps this thought is what motivated Google to invest in O3B Networks earlier this month. O3B Networks is an ambitious attempt to bring three billion people in the developing world (mainly in parts of Asia and Africa) online by launching sixteen inexpensive, low-orbit satellites. The potential benefits for Google are obvious. This is three billion new internet users, who will more than likely use Google to search, and who will potentially click-through Adsense links and use other Google products. An indicator that Google may be anticipating as much is their move into Africa last year. They've since opened offices and hired people in both South Africa and Kenya with plans to eventually operate out of all sub-Saharan African countries.
  • At the end of 2007 there were over 280 million mobile phone subscribers in Africa, representing a penetration rate of 30.4% Africa has become the fastest growing mobile market in the world with mobile penetration in the region ranging from 30% to 100% from country to country. Fastest growing markets are in Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt
  • The Democratic Republic of Congo, population 60 million, has 10,000 fixed telephones but more than a million mobile phone subscribers. In Chad, the fifth-least developed country, mobile phone usage jumped from 10,000 to 200,000 in three years.
  • Micro-payments and Mobile Banking
  • Mobile News Reporting
Steve Yuen

Mobile App Marketplace: $17.5 Billion by 2012 - 0 views

  • According to a study commissioned by mobile application store operator GetJar, the mobile application market will reach $17.5 billion by 2012. By then, the number of mobile application downloads will have also grown to nearly 50 billion from just over 7 billion in 2009.
  • Here are a few other highlights from the report (via Paid Content and TechCrunch): The annual growth rate for mobile app downloads is 92% By 2012, off-deck, paid apps will be the biggest source of revenue In 2009, mobile operators accounted for more than 60% of apps' revenue By 2012, mobile operators will account for less than 23% of apps' revenue The app store growth (8 to 38 by 2012) is an increase of 375% Average app selling price is $1.09 in North America, $0.20 in South America and $0.10 in Asia Revenue opportunities in Europe will grow from $1.5 billion in 2009 to $8.5 billion in 2012 Revenue opportunities in North America will grow from $2.1 billion to around $6.7 billion in 2012 Apps are most popular in Asia where they account for 37% of global downloads this past year Users spent the most for apps in North America where they account for over 50% of revenue
Ian Chia

How to Set Up Gmail for School iPads and iPods - 0 views

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    One challenge for teachers with students using devices like iPad and iPod touch is collecting student work. Unfortunately, there is not one consistent way for apps to export what a user creates. Some apps connect to Dropbox, some share through iTunes, some export to a website, some share through an IP address, but most apps email content as an attachment. In order to send images, movies, and documents as an attachment, email must be set up on the device. Logging in through web-based mail won't work because you cannot attach files when using web mail in iOS. Email has to be set up in iOS's Mail app in order for an app that shares through email to actually be able to send.
Jenny Smith

iPhone Application Development.pdf - 0 views

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    iOS Application WeeTech Solution offers a wide variety of special services in iPhone App Development. With a team of experienced iphone app developers, WeeTech Solution brings a wide range of iPhone apps that make us a prominent player in the global market. With innovative iphone app development approach, we always focused towards long termvalue of our customer's investment in mobile computing platform. We have been engaged in the apps design and development industry for several years. All throughout these years, we have successfully developed hundreds of applications for a wide variety of spheres and enterprises.
Ian Chia

Auburn School - Kindergarten Ipad Program Sees Positive Results - 0 views

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    Kindergarten Ipad Program Sees Positive Results Auburn, Maine, Research Study Initial Results Are In The initial results are in. iPads increased kindergarten literacy scores according to a new study from Auburn, Maine. Auburn School Department made world news last summer when they announced they were providing all of their incoming kindergarten students with Apple iPads. As one component of their district-wide Advantage 2014 program, Auburn educators are promoting the iPad and its apps as a dynamic literacy and math tool for students. The Advantage 2014 program seeks to bolster 3rd grade literacy and math scores by 2015, and the first phase of their research study is making them hopeful of attaining this goal. Auburn kindergarten teacher at Fairview Elementary School, Michelle Green thinks, "Being part of the Advantage 2014 iPad project is very special. It has been an eye opening opportunity to watch children use a tool of technology to learn in a way I never did as a child." Michelle's colleague at Washburn Elementary School, Jess Prue, agrees, "We are not only giving kids a new engaging way to learn, we are also preparing them for technology in the future. It is exciting!" Since Auburn is the nation's first public school system to provide iPads to each of their youngest students, the district is closely examining the program through a yearlong research study. Dr. Mike Muir, Auburn School Department's Multiple Pathways Leader, stated, "Too many innovative programs don't prioritize their own research, and even if they collect observations and stories later, they don't make the effort to do a randomized control trial, like we did. We wanted to make sure we could objectively examine the contribution of the iPads."
eidesign

6 Must-Use Video-Based Learning Strategies In 2019 - EIDesign - 0 views

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    While the usage of videos in eLearning is not a new concept, the wider adoption of mobile learning and microlearning has accelerated its use for learning. In this article, I outline 6 video-based learning strategies that you must adopt in 2019.
Barbara Lindsey

Social Media in Africa, Part 3: Democracy - ReadWriteWeb - 0 views

  • Traditionally, the greatest power that governments have held over their people has been information. The promise that connectivity brings to Africa is that people are now using that abundance of information for oversight of government and more interaction with administrations. To say that the propagation of internet and mobile connectivity in Africa has been disruptive is an understatement.
  • When the Ethiopian government instituted an SMS filtering service to censor mobile communication, the developers behind Feedelix responded swiftly. They created their product Feedlix, a java-based client that supports Amharic, Chinese and Hindi characters. The application then uses GPRS, through internet protocols, to mimic SMS and bypass the censoring filter put in place by the government.
  • Sokwanele is a civic action support group campaigning for freedom and democracy in Zimbabwe. Their website includes an 'election violence map' that provides detailed information related to localized occurrences of violence related to the election. During the most recent crisis in Zimbabwe, Sokwanele was used to get information out of the country when the government began restricting communication.
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  • The most exciting aspect for me, however, is the decreased reliance on developmental aid and foreign groups to provide these solutions. The number of African developers who are beginning to create applications that offer solutions for their own communities is increasing and that, more than anything else, will shape the future of Africa.
  • When Moroccan blogger Mohamed Erraj was jailed for disparaging the government in his online magazine, Hespress, it was through the efforts of other bloggers (like the writers at GlobalVoicesOnline) and people using applications like Twitter that his story made international news. The added pressure of having the whole world paying attention is perhaps what convinced the Moroccan government to let him free where traditionally his actions could have resulted in much harsher punishment.
  • Africa is producing some very unique and innovative technologies
Jenny Smith

iPhone Application Development - 0 views

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    WeeTech Solution offers a wide variety of special services in iPhone App Development. With a team of experienced iphone app developers, WeeTech Solution brings a wide range of iPhone apps that make us a prominent player in the global market. With innovative iphone app development approach, we always focused towards long term value of our customer's investment in mobile computing platform.
Mobiletech Force

Blackberry 10 - A Major Player in the Mobile Application Industry - 0 views

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    There are various mobile operating systems in the market that you have seen and used, but BlackBerry is an advanced mobile operating system that secures its place on the topmost position in the IT industry.
Mobiletech Force

Advanced Mobile Applications For Professionals - Do You Know How to Crush It? - 0 views

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    In the recent time, mobile apps have gained huge popularity in the market especially among businesses as more and more businesses are opting mobile apps to expand their business worldwide. In this blog, you can find huge information on how you can crush mobile apps and get a lot of benefits.
Mobiletech Force

Why You Should Invest in Mobile App Development? - 0 views

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    Do you know why you should invest your money in mobile application development project? There are lots of reasons to invest in mobile development as you can get a lot of benefits and expand your business worldwide. Go through this blog and share your views by commenting below!
Mobiletech Force

Reasons How HTML5 Continue To Prove Major Force in the Mobile App Development - 0 views

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    HTML5 is ruling the mobile app development industry since it's launched in the market. Being the most powerful web technology, HTML5 has made things a lot simpler for developers. To get more information on why HTML5 constantly proving itself in the mobile app market, continue reading this blog…
andrew mathew

Free gifts with mobile phones: Alluring and tempting gifts: GoArticles.com - 0 views

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    What does the phrase 'Pay as you go' mean? Then what is a 'contract phone'? Although the terms may seem confusing but the meaning is very simple. The former phrase refers to phones which help you to keep a track of your spendings and the latter refers to phones which come with monthly bills. When a person buys a phone he normally gets a gift. These gifts may be T-Shirts, pen in the case of pay as you go phones and Laptops and CD's in the case of contract phones. Hence these free gifts with mobile phones are varied in number and types. However, whatever be the gift, the feeling of getting it is always fantastic.
andrew mathew

Get the full enjoyment of modern communication gadgets with LG : GoArticles.com - 0 views

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    In this modern age, when communication is an essential element in people's life, it is very obvious that the sales of mobile phones will be on the top position. But, now the question may arise - which manufacturer and model to choose? Because, there are hundreds of mobile phone manufacturers available in the International market that come with stylish looking and exceptionally advanced mobile handsets. Among those, choosing the best mobile phone is really tough nowadays.
Wesley Fryer

Math Goes Mobile - 0 views

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    About 100 ninth-grade students in four schools in North Carolina have been issued smartphones for use in their math classes. No, they're not using the calculator on the devices. They're using the phones to network among themselves on problems, receive instruction from teachers, play math-improving games, or watch an animation showing the problem being solved.
Ian Chia

1:1 iPads in Michigan | EdReach - 0 views

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    Southfield Christian, is launching a 1:1 iPad initiative in our high school. All students in grades 9-12 will receive an iPad to take home and keep for the entire school year.
Ian Chia

"Bubble and Pebble" on AppStore! | Ozge Karaoglu's Blog - 0 views

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    I have been creating  edtech materials for young and very young learners with my kindergarten kids for the last three years at my school.Daisy and Drago is the very first animation that has been drawn, coloured, animated and dubbed by children in the world. You can watch the second part of this animation, "Daisy, Drago and the Magic Wand" here.Last year, we created "Bubble and Pebble" digital games which were drawn, coloured, dubbed and inspired by kindergarten children. Those digital games are, again the very first digital games in the world that were created for children by children. You can play them here.And today, "Bubble and Pebble" digital story is on and avaliable on Apple Store!! It's the very first interactive book which is drawn, animated and dubbed by children in the world. I proudly present it here! Yay!
Mobiletech Force

7 Best Mobile Enterprise Trends to Watch In 2015 - 0 views

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    Are you thinking which Mobile Enterprise Trends boom in 2015? Don't give panic to your mind. Check out this post and check 7 best mobile enterprise trends that you should see in 2015.
Jenny Smith

ios app company | Mobile Application Development Services - 0 views

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    Posts about ios app company written by Jenny Smith Mobile Application Development For iPhone & iOS Devices WeeTech Solution offers a wide variety of special services in iPhone App Development. With a team of experienced iphone app developers, WeeTech Solution brings a wide range of iPhone apps that make us a prominent player in the global market. With innovative iphone app development approach, we always focused towards long term value of our customer's investment in mobile computing platform.
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