T-day Surprise

Wow, cool videos. I really liked the one about 'where ideas come from'. Web 2.0 to 3.0 seems like a small leap. We primarily still use the net for getting information. The addition of our own content is interesting, but how useful? Relatively, it is still a toss up. Though Wikipedia and the like are extremely useful.. our new encyclopedia. The 'commerce' sites that are mentioned used the cycle of our input to their response or 'suggestions' seems one sided and with the purpose of 'selling' more. The example of google docs, (cloud? computing) is a better use of interactive content. Truly mutual, and fostering creativity and productivity. That's where the Steven Johnson video guides us. block by block, (idea upon idea) building for new discoveries, etc. The web 3.0 affords us capability, compatibility, and mostly interdependence. But the technology still requires input (work) on our part for the tools to work. Does all this tech. really simplify my life. I think we are trading one modus operandi for another, i.e., virtual, digital, instead of what we now know as 'hard copy' and 'slow(er)' forms of communication. Speed is the benefit. A far greater access to stuff, both sundry or digital, is a benefit. But most of all, knowledge building. I dont really need any more intrusive runs at my 'wallet'. :))