PARTICIPATION LITERACY PART 1: CONSTRUCTING THE WEB 2.0 CONCEPT
e licentiate thesis is a piece of academic work under the theme of /Participation Literacy/.
The thesis concerns the Web 2.0 concept construction. Web 2.0 is a new mindset
on the Internet. The main characteristics include ”Web as a Platform”, Collective
Intelligence, Folksonomy and interfaces build with lightweight technologies such as
Ajax. Web 2.0 is not only a technique, but also an ideology – an ideology of participation.
A Web 2.0 service is completely web based and generally draws on open access. It includes
tools for people to interact within areas such as encyclopaedias, bookmarks, photos, books
or research articles. All Web 2.0 services are web communities.......
