Still tech editing the final pieces of the Web 2.0 book. Such a huge part of what people mean when they talk about Web 2.0 is the ugly term “user-generated content”. As many have pointed out, all three words comprising that phrase are inaccurate or obtuse (or both). We need a better term.
How about datacratic, or rule by data?
By itself, “data” isn’t such a descriptive word, but I like how it fits in here. Also the so-called users aren’t directly mentioned, except by reference to demos from a similar, if overused, word.
Could you see yourself using the term? -m
State of the Blogosphere - Wagalulu - Web Development http://webdevelopment.wagalulu.com/2006/08/09/state-of-the-blogosphere/
August 9th, 2006 at 4:00 am[...] I rather like Micah Dubinko’s new coinage, as far as the network is concerned I think we might just heading towards a datacratic society. [...]
karl dubost http://www.w3.org/QA/
August 9th, 2006 at 7:58 pmno.
Data are important but… without relationships between data it’s become just a pile of data. I have a lot of dust on my bookshelves, plenty of data ;) If I have not read them, analyzed them, shared them, put them into context and relations, they have no value.
rule by relationships or links.
mdubinko http://
August 10th, 2006 at 8:52 pmI’d have to say that relationships and links themselves are comprised of…data. :-) -m