Web 2.0 and the Dominance of the Internet Elite
Monday
Apr 24, 2006
Here’s my reaction to the whole DIGG.com gaming issue: along with blogs being the “realm of the elite,” the whole DIGG issue is indicative of the possibility that the community aspect of “Web 2.0″ (emphasis on the quotes) might be undermined by the presence of the elite few. And I post on ForeverGeek:
If we take into consideration our earlier premise, that “blogging is the realm of the elite,” then the very goals that “Web 2.0″ embodies might be in vain. In this case, I have reason to fear that “Web 2.0″ would just turn out to be just another “Web 1.0″ model in the making. It looks like we are but gradually moving into a state where the community aspect of the Web is losing out to dominance by a certain few.
If you do find my FG post interesting, then please do DIGG it. I know we run the risk of being banned (again), or my account being suspended, but in my opinion, my article is a critique (similar to Macgyver’s two posts on DIGG) and not necssarily a criticism of the DIGG model.
So in the end, we might not be evolving, but rather regressing into the same things as we had in the start. Web 2.0? Bah!
J. Angelo Racoma is a technology journalist and blogger. See more of his blog posts here at racoma.com.ph, commentaries at racoma.net, and Twitter feed at @jangelo.
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