This document discusses the evolution from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 and the rise of citizen media. It notes how Web 2.0 enables conversations and the free flow of content through blogging, linking, syndication and feeds. It also highlights examples of citizen media projects from China, including Chinese Wikipedia and bloggers providing alternative perspectives to dispel misconceptions about Muslims and Arabs.

2. “ Back Dorm Boys”

4. “ Read-only” vs. “Read-write”

5. Citizen Media Dan Gillmor - former San Jose Mercury News “ The former audience”

6. LECTURE Media 1.0 Conversation Media 2.0

7. 1990’s: Web 1.0

8. My blog as simple example Of Web 2.0

9. Writing...

10. Linking Out

11. Links create a web of conversation screenshot: technorati appear: google & its links

12. Content is freed of container

13. Syndicate

14. Feeds from NYT

15. “ Citizen Journalism:” Professionals lose control of media

16. New Citizen media projects

22. Chinese Wikipedia

23. “ Baghdad blogger” Salam Pax

24. “ I try to dispel the image that Muslims and Arabs suffer from - mostly by our own doing I have to say - in the rest of the world. I am no missionary and don’t want to be. I run several internet websites that are geared to do just that, create a better understanding that we’re not all nuts hell-bent on world destruction.”

29. Then... High cost of production Scarcity of space, airtime, etc. Now... Low cost of production Scarcity of attention

30. The New Media Ecosystem Source: Morgan Stanley October 2004 report: “Update from the Digital World” by Mary Meeker et. al.

31. Creative Commons: Sharing our work

32. choose the license

33. license your work

34. deed

35. metadata

37. 2006 Chinese Blogger Conference, Hangzhou

38. First Annual Chinese blogger conference Shanghai, November 2005: Live webcast, live chat, live blogging None of it was censored.

39. Chinese bloggers share coverage of Their activities on community photo Sites like Flickr.com

41. Blog by Sister of Jailed Chinese Filmmaker

42. Mainland Web 2.0

43. HK Web2.0

44. HK Barcamp

45. Community. http://www.flickr.com/photos/38323531@N00/sets/72157602070360252/