The document discusses key aspects of Web 2.0 and how it enables more participatory, collaborative, and globally connected experiences online compared to earlier iterations of the web. Some of the technologies highlighted include blogs, RSS readers, wikis, photo and video sharing, social networks, and cloud-based office suites that allow for real-time collaboration on documents across distances. The benefits outlined are more dynamic information sharing, easier publishing and communication, as well as networking and receiving discipline-specific information without needing to seek it out.

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4. Read-Write
Transparent
Participatory
Web
2.0
Simple Convergent
Mobile Global

7. Blogs
http://blogs.uakron.edu/

10. RSS
Reader

11. Portals
(RSS)

12. Tagging

14. Wikis

15. Photo
Sharing

16. Social
Networks

19. Videos

22. MS Office
• New features 2-3 years Google Docs
• Not sharable
• New features in 30 min
• Not free
• Sharable
• Free
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24. Virtual
Worlds

25. Establish
connections –
Collaboration
networking and
mentoring
Publish and Communication
disseminate across time &
information distance
Receive
information in
your discipline
instead of
seeking it