This document discusses the major shift towards Web 2.0 and its implications. It summarizes the key concepts of Web 2.0 like user participation, social networking, and enriched interfaces. It then discusses some of the reasons for this shift like the new generation of internet users and commoditization of technology. Finally, it examines the implications of this shift for business models, interactions, and organizations and provides recommendations for Vietnam to better adopt Web 2.0.

1. Tien Nguyen, Connek June 2007 Web 2.0: Accelerator of a Major Shift

4. Why Care? Sources: Fast Company, Mashable, Fischbow, Alexa Facebook

5. Why Care?

6. World Map of Social Networks Source: Data Junkie

10. U.S. VC Investment into Web 2.0 Source: Venture Beat

11. Learn to do something new (i) Search on Amazon What people talk the contents? What are key areas, concepts?

12. Learn to do something new (ii) More about the concepts and author’s view about the topic

13. Learn to do something new (iii) Who read and their discussions of the author’s ideas and the topic

14. Learn to do something new (iv) What relevant blogs talk about? Is the book worthwhile?

15. What if I have no clue about the topic? Start with searching Wikipedia and finding related topics and links

16. Collaborate w. friends (i) Coordinate project milestones, tasks, messages with BaseCamp

17. Collaborate w. friends (ii) Jointly brainstorm with Googledocs, plan meeting with Whentomeet

18. Collaborate w. friends (iii) Invite and confirm meeting, inform, remind people w. GoogleCalendar

19. Collaborate w. friends (iv) Conference w. Skypecast. Share app. w. Unyte & slides w. Slideshare

20. Collaborate w. friends (v) Jointly read, rank and comment on Web articles with Corank

21. My Web portal - Netvibes Gmail Delicious tags Delicious button Corank button Delicious bookmark view Google calendar Yubnub search

22. Find a Contact

23. Keep in touch with my network

26. Initial (O’Reilly’s) Definition

27. Another Definition… Source: FutureExploration.net

28. And Classification Source: FutureExploration.net

33. Implications – Business Model (i) Details: TheNextOrg.com

38. Survey respondents are early-majority technology adopters

39. Awareness of Web 2.0 is low

40. Inefficient way of consuming contents Users not familiar with new developments in the field due to lack of efficient way of consuming contents

41. Only use low-bandwidth-demand applications Low bandwidth limits media access Lack of awareness about Web 2.0 applications

42. Most of respondents have Yahoo!360 blogs

43. Except for blog, users mainly consume, not generate data

44. Web 2.0 (blog) is an extension of chat

45. Huddles to Web 2.0 Respondents think low awareness & lack of practical applications, not investment, are the main huddles to Web 2.0

53. The End Tien Nguyen – TheNextOrg.com