Class Scribe 9/3

On September 3rd, the main topic of discussion was MadV's Viral video, leading into a larger discussion of how websites such as YouTube, Blogger.com, and Flickr allow users to interact with one another like never before. We approached the subject of the statements that these artists are trying to make and how these websites allow the user infinite space to express themselves completely un-edited. Our class also discussed just what term could be used to define these websites; social network and community project were a few of the names tossed around, as emphasis is placed on users sharing their creations and receiving feedback in the form of more user created content.
Toward the end of class, we watched a video about Web 2.0 and how it is re-defining not only the growing ease of use and way we interact the internet, but how we can express ourselves, learn, share information, and communicate. The end of the video stated that we will need to re-evaluate almost everything in terms of what is capable with Web 2.0, which is the truth