Does ‘Web 2.

0’
fundamentally change
the nature of Internet
politics?
What is Web 2.0?
Some definitions and examples
 Definition
Web 2.0 popularised by Tim O’Reilly

1. The Web As Platform

2. Harnessing Collective Intelligence
3. Data is the Next Intel Inside
4. End of the Software Release Cycle
5. Lightweight Programming Models
6. Software Above the Level of a Single Device
7. Rich User Experiences
 Comparison
Web 1.0 Web 2.0

• downloading mp3
• personal homepage
• publishing
• content management systems
• hyperlinks
• browser wars
• bulletin boards
• frames
• marquee
• guestbooks
 Comparison
Brittannica Wikipedia
 How has the Web 2.0
changed Internet Politics
Voters and Parties
 Voters

• “Informational exuberance”
• Rarely deliberative, yet important
Political Parties

• Facilitating participation
• Again, non-deliberative, low-
level
 Example
More is more Less is more
Questions?
Thouhts?