Collaborating and Sharing Information

So, I did know that Web 2.0 is all about collaboration online. But I didn't know that there is as much out there than what this chapter talks about in Making the Web Work for You. Especially the government and business sides of online tools- I never thought about governmental agencies having their own social networks or virtual worlds; or how business almost have to stay on the cutting-edge of Internet technology just to stay in business. A lot of this stuff goes on without the general public even knowing about it!

For the corporate world, and I assume for education too, there are always ways to schedule and organize meetings, brainstorm topics and solutions without ever needing someone to write something down. Or ways to get information from the public without needing to talk to individual people- like with online polls and discussion boards, etc. And even with presenting material, I had no idea there was a 2.0 tool to share your desktop with people in a class.

As sick as I am of talking about technology, and the "new things on the Web," I recognize that it really is impossible to ever be "caught up" with new things..........I'm just not sure how I feel about that.