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Supplier of new media solutions publishing, social networking, CRM software and mobile applications to student organisations in the UK Students are validated by .ac.uk e-mail address and by humans 'on campus'
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Supplier of new media solutions • publishing, social networking, CRM software and mobile applications to student organisations in the UK • Students are validated by .ac.uk e-mail address and by humans 'on campus' • Both official (websites, newspapers) and UGC content (a network of locally moderated, contextually relevant 'Facebooks')
and trying to raise finance or sell online advertising
What is Web 2.U? Web 1.0: Consumecontent via directories & websites Web 2.0: UGEN (User Generated Content) Interactwith andcreate content- publish, share, review, recommend, discuss, vote, contribute Web 2.U:Interact with andvaluepeople and content according to user context -just like in “Real Life”
[pics of the new big cheeses Murdoch, guardian, times, Sky etc.]
Which 'kick started' the industry
began flowing into new web companies
Slide.com - $30m Ning.com - $44m Netvibes.com - $15m Facebook - $25m
Features of web 2.0 Content easy to find, highly dynamic All users have ADD Minutes of use in a day is metric of value The widest range of content, keeps the users attention The conversations of coffee shop and bars now take place on the web
Losers, Weepers? Site and content production cheap and easy If you build it, they may come, but will they stay?? Try and Fail is core element of Web 2.0 Anyone can become an “authority” Being noticed and discussed gets you “15 minutes of fame”------good or bad
Is no longer the only information source
Advantages of Online • All media formats available • Full Measurement • Real Time tracking & response • Extends to mobile • 24/7 • Update at will • Students are online every day • Students are early adopters