The document discusses the evolution of the internet and web technologies. It summarizes that Web 2.0 emphasizes user collaboration and sharing through social media sites, wikis, and other tools. It also discusses key concepts in web development like collective intelligence, the architecture of participation, and how the internet has transitioned to being a platform for applications. Emerging technologies on the horizon are predicted to include improved data portability, identity management, and real-time communication capabilities.

1. Horizons
(Or how everything you've been told,
about web 2.0 fits together...)
Ian Forrester – Senior Producer for BBC Backstage

2. Overview
The challenge facing the BBC
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The people formally known as our audience
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What changed?
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Current state of the internet
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What's hot on the Horizon?
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammcgrath/429230598/

3. “Get web savvy or we die...”

4. On-line, but not part of the net

5. Many alternatives to our content

6. The socially participatory web
Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media
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in 2004, refers to a perceived or proposed
second generation of Web-based services
such as social networking sites, wikis,
communication tools, and folksonomies that
emphasize online collaboration and sharing
among users.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanflynn/315385916/

7. Where's our audience?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammcgrath/429230598/

8. The people formally known,
as our audience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman/646403383/

9. Have better tools that us
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericrice/1695411823/

10. Have more important things to do
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noneck/352489401/

11. Want to tell their own story
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13543974@N08/1447120293/

12. Expect participation
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iconolith/145162224/

13. Prefer a human tone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jazzylemon/1447957159/

14. Expect to time-shift everything
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manu_le_manu/235186276/

15. Expect sharing to be implicit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimax/319342240/

16. Take note of what we do

17. Will tell us, if we are wrong
http://www.flickr.com/photos/problog/70829300/

18. Are not scared to explore beyond
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mamat/204542767/

19. Have great distribution methods
http://www.flickr.com/photos/technopops/11749497

20. See content as never finished
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peweck/423497311/

21. What changed?
Architecture of participation
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Collaboration
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Collective intelligence
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Social
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Web as a platform
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Small Pieces Loosely Joined
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The Long tail
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Everything is miscellaneous
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/mumbleyjoe/1565110782/

22. Architecture of participation

23. Architecture of participation
Digg.com
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Alternative Reality Gaming
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24. Collaboration

25. Collaboration
Wikipedia.org
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Google Spreadsheets
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Wiki's
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Creative Commons ShareAlike licence
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26. Collective intelligence

27. Collective intelligence
Del.ico.us
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Wikipedia.org
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Amazon Mechanical Turk
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Not Groupthink
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Free / Open Source Software
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28. Social
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kino-eye/402560705/

29. Social
Facebook / MySpace
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Linkedin.com / Dopplr.com
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Google OpenSocial
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Twitter / Jaiku
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BarCamp's / Meetup's
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Upcoming.org
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Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kino-eye/402560705/

30. Web as a Platform

31. Web as a Platform
API's (xml, json, php arrays, swx)
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RSS / Atom feeds
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Adobe Air / XUL platform / Google Gears
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OpenID / Oauth
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Microformats
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32. Small Pieces Loosely Joined
http://www.flickr.com/photos/superciliousness/1922398858/

33. Small Pieces Loosely Joined
Mash-up culture
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APIs / WebServices
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Google OpenSocial
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Amazon WebServices (ec2, s3, etc)
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Peer 2 Peer services
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OpenID / OAuth
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/superciliousness/1922398858/

34. The Long Tail

35. The Long Tail
Amazon.com
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Netflix.com / Lovefilm.co.uk
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The Web
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YouTube
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Blogs
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Podcasts
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36. Everything is Miscellaneous
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/1306995840

37. Everything is Miscellaneous
Amazon.com
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Last.FM / Musicbrainz
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Folksonomies
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Chaos / Disorder
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Messiness as Virtue
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Web of Data
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Preference
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/1306995840

38. Current state of the net
Web of Data
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Semantic Web
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Open APIs
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Social Media
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Social Networking
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Life Streaming
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Perma-linked Media
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/1306995840/

39. Web of data

40. Semantic Web
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/639163558

41. Web 2.0: The Machine is Us/ing Us
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
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42. Open API's

43. Social Media
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/341534139

44. Social networking

45. Current state of social networking

46. Life streaming and flow apps

47. Perma-linked Media

48. What's hot on the Horizon?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammcgrath/429230598/

49. Just on the horizon
Data Portability
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Attention and Presence Management
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User-Centric Identity Management
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Real-Time Communication
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Full-text / Richer RSS Feeds
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More Pipes and Flow Applications
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Peer 2 Peer mixed with Social Tools
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User generated content into indigenous content?
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/molamoni/482355662/

50. Just beyond the horizon
Open Mobile Services (android, openmoko, etc)
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Hybrid (web/net) and Streaming Applications
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Standard Web Stack (xhtml+css+js+dom+xbl+svg)
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Scalable Real-Time Communication via XMPP
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Ubiquitous Connectivity (ultrawideband, w-usb)
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Network Connected Objects (Smart Objects)
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Networked Sensors
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APIs in to Smart Objects
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogseat/436402348/

51. Thank you, any questions?
Ian Forrester - ian.forrester@bbc.co.uk
Senior Producer at BBC Backstage
Presentation : CC BY-NC-SA
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