Comments on: Terrorism 2.0 http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/03/02/terrorism-20/ be SEEN. be HEARD. be UNDERSTOOD. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:19:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/03/02/terrorism-20/comment-page-1/#comment-20 admin Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:43:25 +0000 http://k2blog.kelandpartners.com/?p=33#comment-20 <p>michael, i agree with your perspective. web 2.0's "power to the people" essence certainly is a double-edged sword. on an upnote, i think the good far outweighs the bad. i can't think of anything in the physical world that doesn't have the potential to be flipped and used in a negative way. from the nutbags who use a cars as a getaway to a robbery to the sickos who put razorblades in halloween candy, the world has a very dark side. the good news is the vast majority of the world and the vast majority of web 2.0 applications are positive. now if web 3.0 could figure out how to eradicate evil off the face of the earth, that would be something. </p> michael, i agree with your perspective. web 2.0’s “power to the people” essence certainly is a double-edged sword. on an upnote, i think the good far outweighs the bad. i can’t think of anything in the physical world that doesn’t have the potential to be flipped and used in a negative way. from the nutbags who use a cars as a getaway to a robbery to the sickos who put razorblades in halloween candy, the world has a very dark side. the good news is the vast majority of the world and the vast majority of web 2.0 applications are positive. now if web 3.0 could figure out how to eradicate evil off the face of the earth, that would be something.

]]> By: Michael R Neece http://www.kelandpartners.com/kelkellyblog/2008/03/02/terrorism-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Michael R Neece Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:25:09 +0000 http://k2blog.kelandpartners.com/?p=33#comment-17 Hi Kel, Interesting thoughts about the current evolution of the Web. On a more benign note, a significant downside of the web is the misinterpretation of data found on the web. Social media platforms like MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter, Yahoo 360, provide platforms for any one to generate content whether it be accurate or not. User generated content has given everyone a pen and a rapid means to publish their own brand of wisdom. While this is a wonderful way to be heard, it is difficult if not impossible to distinguish truth from lies. Many web surfers take web content for accurate and true. It’s just like the old saying, “If it’s in print it must be true.” The difficulty and cost of getting things in print during the pre-Web era helped to screen out erroneous data even though fiction still found its way to print. Today getting things published is instantaneous and ubiquitous. Post your own brand of facts on the web and it can be viewed worldwide immediately Employers often check the web for additional information on potential new hires. Most employers assume everything they find on the web is true. There lies the problem. Just because data can be found does not mean it is accurate. For example, how will my employer know that their new Chief Strategy Officer named Michael Neece is not the same Michael Neece who was recently looking for a female pen pal while he was serving time in prison? The good news with the Web is everyone can have a voice. The bad news is everyone has a voice. Hi Kel,

Interesting thoughts about the current evolution of the Web.

On a more benign note, a significant downside of the web is the misinterpretation of data found on the web.

Social media platforms like MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter, Yahoo 360, provide platforms for any one to generate content whether it be accurate or not. User generated content has given everyone a pen and a rapid means to publish their own brand of wisdom. While this is a wonderful way to be heard, it is difficult if not impossible to distinguish truth from lies.

Many web surfers take web content for accurate and true. It’s just like the old saying, “If it’s in print it must be true.” The difficulty and cost of getting things in print during the pre-Web era helped to screen out erroneous data even though fiction still found its way to print.

Today getting things published is instantaneous and ubiquitous. Post your own brand of facts on the web and it can be viewed worldwide immediately

Employers often check the web for additional information on potential new hires. Most employers assume everything they find on the web is true. There lies the problem. Just because data can be found does not mean it is accurate. For example, how will my employer know that their new Chief Strategy Officer named Michael Neece is not the same Michael Neece who was recently looking for a female pen pal while he was serving time in prison?

The good news with the Web is everyone can have a voice.
The bad news is everyone has a voice.

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