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Myspace Users Would Rather Communicate Online Than in Person

Myspace just conducted a survey on their British user base. The results concluded that 36 percent of those between 14 and 21 felt more comfortable conversing online v.s. in person.

Nearly three-quarters of the 16,000 young people polled said they felt left out in real life – although 43 percent cited having a good group of friends as the most important factor in their future happiness.

Rebekah Horne of Myspace Europe found the results insightfull and said:

“This study shows us to what extent young people are using online as a way to explore and settle into their burgeoning identities.”

As technology moves forward, I find myself relying more and more on digital communication. I would choose an email over a phone call and a phone call over a face to face meeting any day. However, I think it is important that we hone the social skills of upcoming generations who may be too reliant on technology.

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So What is Web 2.0 Anyway?

The term web2.0 was originally presented by O’Reilly Media (A well known media company publishing books and websites on various computer technology topics). It’s a term that refers to a new generation of websites (social networking websites, wiki-based websites etc). These websites take advantage of web application technologies and give web users the ability to collaborate and share their experiences, views, opinions and interests while they surf the web.

The web2.0 is a revolutionary phenomenon. Let’s talk about the most basic characteristics of the websites using the web2.0 concept:

• A web2.0 website should be completely interactive and dynamic with a friendly user-interface based on the latest web2.0 technologies like AJAX.
• Web2.0 websites should deliver web based applications to Internet users and allowing them to make use of these applications through a web browser.
• A web2.0 website should implement social networking capabilities allowing users to interact with each other and create friend lists.
• A web2.0 website should be a democratic website where users will be able to add value by interacting with the web based application.
• A Web2.0 websites should allow it’s users to exercise various controls over the website data and content (adding/deleting/editing content).

The conclusion is that web2.0 websites are build on participatory web based applications focusing basically on user experience and collaboration.

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