web 2.0

I thought the title was very interesting. Prior to watching the video, it had caught my attention not only because of the way it looked, but also because of what it said. I formed an opinion on what I thought the video would be about, which was that the web was bringing "us" together. Although, once I began watching the video, I realized that there's more to it than that. The web is essentially using us. Many aspects of our lives are now being conducted via the internet, whether it is research, communicating, or even shopping.

Many of those who are now entering the workforce have grown up using the internet and other modern forms of technology, so the concept isn’t entirely new. Businesses are recommending knowledge in many programs and machines and often times those currently entering the workforce have already acclimated to this new way of doing things. In many ways it provides an array of options and availabilities that were not present before, such as enabling people to find information about jobs, posting resumes on websites so that companies are able to search for/and find potential employees.

For the individuals already working, there are many forms of communication available within the internet. Once established with jobs, people can use video, chat, blogs, websites, and wikis to communicate and inform clients, co workers, and etc. Companies aren’t limited to specific regions or groups of people, but instead, can extend their network globally and bring together people more easily and quickly than ever before. Unfortunately, for some older generations, they are now having to forget old ways of communicating, such as letters, and learn the techniques of emails instead.

With the new technologies available today, it is apparent that things are changing. Ways of communicating, researching, and working that have been done for years are now transforming into something new altogether. A whole new language is emerging with different definitions and meanings that have never been around before and people are adapting to these changes and getting rid of old habits and ways of doing things. When they say that we’ll have to rethink everything, it is pretty literal. Even given the examples they gave, rhetoric is changing with the new language developing. Even love is changing. People are using the internet to find their potential matches these days. What doesn’t it do for us?