Web 2.0: Towards a Flatter World

Web 2.0 : Towards a Flatter World

By Disney E. LaiCorporate CommunicationsState Computer Services Department23 December 2010

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Outline

A Brief History A Flatter World – Web 2.0 What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 – eGovernment Communication and Internet Trends – Malaysia Summary Video – The Machine Is Us/ing Us

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A Brief History

The Internet – went online 1969 (Arpanet) TCP/IP – the language protocol of the

internet – adopted by 1983 1989 – World Wide Web was born!

Created by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN

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A Brief History

1992 – 1995 – Web was available to educational institutionsWeb Browser – Mosaic (NCSA)

Creater of Mosaic – Marc AndreesenPredecessor of Netscape

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A Brief History

1996 – 1998 – Commercialization of the WebBrowser War – Netscape vs Internet ExplorerPotential for e-commerceWebsites – commercial, organization and

personalSabah.Net – Sabah.Gov sites.

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A Brief History

1999 – 2001 – Dot.Com Boom (and Bust)World-wide Internet “gold” rushBubble burst in 2001.

2002 – PresentThe Web is available anywhere, anytime…Google, Amazon.com, Ebay..

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Web Evolution

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A Flatter World – Web 2.0

The rise of the User – Digital Democracy The rise of Connectivity The rise of Content The rise of Convergent Technologies

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A Flatter World – Web 2.0

The rise of the User – Digital Democracy

2006 TIME Person of the Year

YOU

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2010 – TIME Person of the Year

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A Flatter World – Web 2.0 The rise of Connectivity

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A Flatter World – Web 2.0

The rise of Content

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A Flatter World – Web 2.0

The rise of Convergent Technologies

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What is Web 2.0

Term origin - O’Reilly Media 2004 Shared characteristics of web entities

Survivors of Dot.Com bubble No exact definition

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WEB 2.0

Web 2.0 PrinciplesThe Web as a platform

Content as the driving force

Harnessing collective intelligence

End of software release cycle

Lightweight programming models – content syndication

Software above a single device

Rich user experience

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Web 2.0 Elements

Web network as a platform Users own the data Framework for participation Rich, interactive and user-friendly

interfaces – Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)

Social networking aspects

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Web 2.0 – eGovernment Digital Democracy

Collaboration – C2G G2C, B2G G2B, G2G eParticipation Collective Intelligence

Accessibility – device independent Mobility Convergent Technology

Rich User Experience AJAX Web as a platform Open Standards - interoperability

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Communication and Internet Trends - Malaysia

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

NOTE: Figure excludes Wireless subscriptions

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

NOTE: Figure excludes Wireless subscriptions

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Source: MCMC, Q3 2008

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Summary

To Web 2.0 or Not to Web 2.0 Requirements

Know and Understand your usersContent – Value-added, AttractionConnectivity IssuesTechnical competenciesChange Public Service delivery models

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Video Presentation

Web 2.0 …The Machine is Us/ing Us

Created byMicheal Wesch – Assistant Professor of Cultural

Antropology, Kansas State University. Source: mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=78

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Reference Source

Google – keyword – Web 2.0 www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/

2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html Web 2.0 directory - www.go2web20.net digital.life:ITU Internet Report 2006 Communications & Multimedia: Selected

Facts and Figures – Q3 2008. MCMC

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