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Web 2 Heroes: Interviews with 20 Web 2 Influencers by Bradley L Jones(Book Review) - Chapter 12

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Web 2.0 Heroes: Interviews with 20 Web 2.0 Influencers by Bradley L. Jones, Chapter 12

Library Reference: none

Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Web-2-0-Heroes-Interviews-Influencers/dp/0470241993/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224483069&sr=1-5

 

Quote: “Empowering the individual voice…let[s] any given individual become a publisher.”

 

 

Learning Expectations:

 

I expect to learn how Seth Sternberg together with his colleagues used the power of the Web 2.0 for the benefit of a lot of people in the world. I also expect to learn how Meebo grew at a fast rate and has been used by people young and old all over the world.

 

Review:

 

On the 12th Chapter of the 20 Web 2.0 Influencers by Bradley L. Jones, it confers to the success of Seth Sternberg and his colleagues in developing one of the most used Instant Messaging in the online world, Meebo. Seth Sternberg together with Elain Wherry and Sandy Jen created the Meebo which changed the way people communicate with each other.

 

First of all, you might want to ask what is Instant Messaging or IM. It is a way for people to communicate in the internet in real time. If a person sends a message to another person, they will get the message instantly as if they were talking personally in reality. It has been popularized by a lot of people but the main users of Instant Messaging are the adolescents. They are the ones who are very active in talking to their friends and loved ones. They always want to stay connected with their friends and do not miss out any of the new trends. During these age bracket, people also get influenced by others.

 

It may come from friends want to talk with other or even peer pressure. But whatever the cause might be, people are hooked in this way of communication. The convenience it gives to the people all around the world is tremendous. People from other countries can communicate and converse with people far away from them. Family members can talk and be informed about the status of their loved ones back in other countries. People can reconnect with long lost friends and can also meet new friends. Instant Messaging offers people the opportunity to meet new people in the internet. There are chat rooms or groups that people can join in and talk with other people who have already joined. They can let loose and forget their problems for a while and converse with other people to share their feelings.

 

Let us talk about Meebo. Meebo is an internet application that lets people use different accounts to log in and talk to their friends. Different accounts from other IM Solutions such as AOI’s AIM, Yahoo!’s IM, Google Talk, and Microsoft MSN IM can be accessed through Meebo. This easy access is a great advantage and convenience for people to achieve. The easy access that people gain from this gives them the ability to use IM Solutions almost everywhere they are and anytime. Time and place is no longer a factor in communication as long as they have a web browser and an internet connection. Being socially interactive is one of the goals of Meebo and as far as people know they are successful with it. They have brought Instant Messaging into a whole new level and into almost all the households in the world.

 

Adults who are professionals or not are also into social interaction and they have been using Meebo for a long time. They can use it professionally to do businesses and meetings. A conference feature is available for such things to occur. For those who are not professionals, they are using Meebo to connect and interact with their friends and loved ones. Even senior citizens are being hooked in the social interaction that is happening in Meebo and in the internet.

 

 

 

According to the interview made with Seth Sternberg, there are six million unique people who sign into Meebo every thirty days. This just proves that Meebo is growing in a tremendous rate and that age is not a factor in using social interactive applications in the internet. People are hooked with the idea of having a convenient and easy way to converse with other people as if they are talking personally in real life.

 

 

Lessons Learned:

 

I have learned how Seth Sternberg and his colleagues used the Web 2.0 to change the lives of people all over the world. I have also learned that Meebo can access a lot of Instant Messaging Solutions in the internet that offers great convenience to a lot of people.

 

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