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- I think this item was/is on target (though one could argue it's hitting the mainstream a bit ahead of schedule). Indeed, it sounds very similar to the Web 2.0 discussion, the social web. I note that in the 2005 report, this item included the term 'social networks,' which I think accurately describes the direction this is headed. The way it was described in the 2004 report was vague, and today I think we are seeing ways in which it is being realized: not only blogs and wikis, but delicious, flickr, etc. The theme of supporting work teams is also a significant item in the course management space. Malcolm Brown
- I'll second Malcolm's points; the ability to have applications that deal with information distributed across the network is a sign of this; the leverage achieved with connecting of data and applications via RSS and other XML technololgy. Perhaps what was not as predicted as the power of grouping individual "knowledge" into the larger whole, and having applications that can easily slice across this space. Alan Levine
- If someone applies the various network visualizations to your browser connecting to Web 2.0 and beyond apps, I think this will really take off. If you can, get to a video demo of Vizster to get a feel for this. This came thru The video demo of vizster I have came into my iTunes Podcasts after I del.icio.us.ized it. Nick Noakes
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