I went to review my notes from the symposium last Tuesday and realised I had three points and these three points were basically notes I had written down from a reading that were just worded differently. So one point I have is…

“Having a porous platform to connect media to other media”.

Porous is about having an easy flow or passage in and out. So being able to apply this to information is exactly how the web works today. For me this was about understanding the history of connecting media. Great example here that explains the difference between the internet and the WWW.

When the web started it was Web 1.0, this was read only. There was little interaction from the reader. When Web 2.0 was introduced (popularized in 2004) it allowed for collaboration and sharing of information between users. This is where social media comes in.

I found this great slide share that gives a basic outline of the progression of the web. A couple of points it makes about Web 1.0 are:

• Read only web
• Limited user interaction

Web 2.0 was when the user was able to participate through blogging, podcasting and tagging to name a few. This created a more porous platform for sharing and connecting through the web.