links for 2008-9-10

Web 2.0 is part of the shift away from the dominance of the elite to the innovation of the collective.

Social media is just that-social. Blogging, wikis, rating and voting systems are based on the idea that there is value outside the traditional channels of power. (,,,)

Ce n’est pas en mettant une plateforme communautaire en place que, dès le lendemain, la marque doit s’attendre à  voir 10 000 personnes s’inscrire, participer et échanger sur leurs goûts, leurs besoins et leurs expériences des produits de cette marque (…)

School of Everything, a new web service that acts as a kind of eBay for people who have something to teach. Via /Message via Boing boing