Unraveling the Mystery of Web 2.0

In my second week of blogging I had discussed quite a bit about privacy, and explained that with social media, I think there is no such thing - only an illusion of control. When reading and surfing the internet this week, I came across a TED talk that discussed two major themes that have interest me after taking my two summer classes - identity and big data.

A fellow blogger from class, Jerome, shared about live streaming in his first post and showed the commercial applications of it. This week, I was introduced to a new site called Periscope. It was the first time I was hearing about it.

In class this week, we addressed two broad categories - online communities, and the international nature of social media. This is my summary.

In my previous post, I shared how an online community has changed in terms of how interactions take place. However, the principles of an online community and a face-to-face one have not. These principles include  Longevity ,  Shared Values ,  Community Management , and  Trust . Now that we know what constitutes an online community, we can learn what some of the elements are that need to go into making one.