changing lives...

for a while now i and countless others before me have been talking about web 2.o and what it is...why it's important and how it may change your life.

not may..."will" change your life and "is" changing your life...whether you know it or not. my opinion is that web2.0 is essentially a shift in programming philosophy. a philosophy that states in a massive voice "power to the people". here's another more indepth description.

this is mass disruption...on business models, business people, communities at large formed for specific reason or topic...attitudes have changed to one of all inclusive technologies that look to inspire communication, sharing, experiencing, generating content, i-pinions, good or bad thats what's going on...

if you use the internet for any reason and for any length of time...web2.0 is most likely touching your life in some way...the largest outcome of this internet disruption and resulting evolution is the ease of use it provides...user interfaces are much more intuitive then before...designers have finally figured out it's about the user comforts rather than their ability to produce cool graphics and mystery navigation architecture. (some still don't get it...but what are you gonna do?)

the learning curve from "net neophyte" to "net-know-it-all" is much easier and shorter than in years past...that also includes business models to market...what took many years to accomplish before is now taking one or two or even less...

what does that mean for the net generation that's growing up sharing their lives online? they will achieve even greater things in some ways and lose out in others...instant international one person companies are being generated at an alarming rate.

without going into detail on that thread here, i wanted to remind everyone that it's important to have balance between the digital world and physical one...in other words connect with friends through web 2.0, web services and mobile technologies but don't forget to get out and go for dinner with friends, spend time with family and get fresh air...go camping and getaway...

for example, the David Thompson Resort is a cool place that my family and i will be heading to very soon...my dad took our family there often when we were kids and now i'm doing that for my family...it's a gorgeous part of the world...