Greetings all, This 5-minute video was recently posted on YouTube, by Michael Wesch at Kansas State University, and provides a really cool introduction to Web 2.0. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE In the run up to the Vancouver abstract deadline I talked with a number of colleagues about Web 2.0 research. Although we seemed to have an implicit agreement on the definition of Web 2.0, based on O’Reilly’s technology / functionality / commercial oriented definition, it appears that a 'formal' definition is still very much in progress. From a research definition perspective, I’m looking forward to the AoIR-8 presentations in Vancouver, where a Web 2.0 definition will surely expand and evolve. From a pedagogical perspective, I will likely use Wesch's video as an introduction into Web 2.0 discussion, and then perhaps supplement it with the O’Reilly piece. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is- web-20.html I’m interested in how others are defining/teaching Web 2.0. Also, does anyone have a favorite reference for Web 2.0? Cheers, Clifford --- Clifford Tatum Doctoral Student Dept. of Communication University of Washington clifford@u.washington.edu