On Web 2.0

The title of web 2.0 creates a metaphor for the current state of the web. This metaphor implies that, like new editions of software such as AOL 4.0, the web has undergone a transition which altered the web to make its current form similar to a new edition. This new "edition" of the web allows the majority not only to access the web but also to change the web.

The new form of the web allows nonspecialists in the field of computers to post content on the web. On the other hand, individuals' content is also viewable by more people. This visibility now has to be noted by job searchers. Potential employers can either be highly impressed with your characteristics and presentation on the web or can be disappointed by unprofessional facts they find on the web. The web is now a great way for job searchers to contact potential employers, but the potential employees must also be more conscientious about how they present themselves online in both business and personal web interaction and postings.
People currently in the workforce can use this new web a variety of ways. Perspective employers can screen employees. Companies can attract and facilitate business with their own websites or advertising.

One of the video's messages is that we will have to rethink everything. This message is refering to a fundamental change in the basic way we can communicate. The web allows a whole new level of transfer for personal and professional information in a huge variety of formats. Through the change we have gained a whole new potential style of communication. This new communication has the potential to dramatically affect our personal lives, businesses, government, crime, and almost every other level of society and life. In theory, the web now opens up the options of creating totally different formats for human activity. In our personal lives we can communacate more quickly and from almost anywhere on the globe. This communication has also already taken a very different form, both literally and figuratively, than tradational forms of communication. News can be accessed from a wider variety of perspectives and is more current. Emails serve as less formal forms of communications than letters and allow the transfer of documents and information much more efficiently. Personal information can also be displayed more easily. The web allows anyone to share their opinons and life with strangers. With the web also comes a whole new form of crime which requires different methods of investigation and prosecuting. Courts themselves have changed. The federal court in which I worked this summer is now paperless. All legal documents such as orders and motions are posted online. The new system ensured a more organized, efficient, and reliable transfer of information about cases. Overall, the web has already had a huge influence on our lives, and the new potential for input to the web from the majority of the population has the potential for even further transformation of our lives.