Web 2.0: The New Rock and Roll

" If Web 2.0 is the new rock 'n' roll, who are the one-hit wonders and who will still be playing to packed stadiums in 40 years' time? The comparison isn't quite as ridiculous as it may appear. Forty years ago, music was leading a social revolution, disrupting the establishment and empowering a new generation.

Today's web technology and social media, known as Web 2.0, or the second wave of the internet, are leading a similar challenge and the long-term effects are likely to be greater."

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Former BBC senior executive Euan Semple had a speaker slot at the SMU iX conference today. A visionary promoting the conversion from "old-media" methods to Web 2.0 thinking in BBC, he was also the first speaker at the conference today who blogs (cheers to that, Euan! here's some link karma), you can check out his blog here.