I’m Not Actually a Geek

April 10, 2008

Becoming a Web 2.0 Jedi

Filed under: geek — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , — Hutch Carpenter @ 10:29 pm

Thinking about the ever deeper levels of involvement one can have with Web 2.0 apps and the Web 2.0 ethos. Came up with this chart.

Thoughts?

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20 Comments »

  1. Great chart!

    That’s it exactly!

    Comment by barthox — April 10, 2008 @ 11:21 pm

  2. Thanks to Barthox, who pointed this to me.

    Ticking the boxes that are applicable to me is effectively interesting :-)

    Comment by Gaetan Dhont — April 11, 2008 @ 1:39 am

  3. You could add a root layer which would relate to basic internet usage in grey for example. Digital natives are likely to start straight at the Blue layer, while Digital Immigrants are likely to exist in the grey layer and transition / scale up into the layers.

    Comment by Gaetan Dhont — April 11, 2008 @ 1:46 am

  4. Nice! :) That looks exactly right.

    Comment by Mia — April 11, 2008 @ 6:54 am

  5. You got it absolutely right. I am on a path from level 2 to 3. Let the Force be with me

    Comment by Varun Mahajan — April 11, 2008 @ 9:34 am

  6. Does this mean I’m pink now?? I like your chart! Nice blog, btw!

    Comment by Becca — April 11, 2008 @ 3:28 pm

  7. Gaetan - thanks for your comments. I actually clicked Barthox’s blog, and saw a post announcing that you had taken the plunge to blog. I’m still pretty new, and so I can guess your experience so far may be similar to mine.

    You’re right about a bottom layer. Maybe it’s Web 1.0? {buy stuff}, {read news sites}, {check email}, {view portal home page}.

    Also - your blog is both French and English. Cool.

    Comment by bhc3 — April 11, 2008 @ 3:29 pm

  8. Varun - Level 3 is big jump. Level 2 is giving up little pieces of you (song here…?). Level 3 is a much bigger sharing experience. Share your own life, share your knowledge, share the stuff you find interesting. A big leap for a lot of us used to being more private.

    May the Force be with you.

    Comment by bhc3 — April 11, 2008 @ 3:33 pm

  9. Becca! Hey, glad you found the blog. Yup, you’re now Level 2 - commenting on blogs. Sign up for Twitter next there’s a big PR play there anyway. And let me know if you do - I’ll subscribe.

    Comment by bhc3 — April 11, 2008 @ 3:35 pm

  10. Great post.

    journey from level 1 to 2 is easy. but from level 2 to 3 is much difficult..
    this method useful for web starters..
    thanks,
    rajathe

    Comment by rajathe — April 12, 2008 @ 2:32 am

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  12. Yes, Jedi apprentice, the Web 2.0 surrounds us and penetrates us.

    Comment by binarywolf — April 12, 2008 @ 8:20 am

  13. [...] up showing a graphical look at the path that a citizen of Web 2.0 might traverse.  Check it out here. I think I’m between levels 3 and 4.  What it did do was remind me of all of the things I [...]

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  14. @ bhc3, about the proposal of Web 1.0 layer…
    I like the idea. I believe there is 2 phases in it:
    the passive usage: {read on classical websites}; {email}
    the active usage: {forum}; {internet banking}; {ecommerce(seller/buyer)}

    I believe we could apply this passive/active categorization across the other layers too.

    Comment by Gaetan Dhont — April 13, 2008 @ 12:20 am

  15. It’s surprising how accurate your chart is. I’m on level 3

    Comment by Sachendra — April 14, 2008 @ 1:31 am

  16. Gaetan - you’re raising a good issue. Web 2.0 has such an interactive component to it, at least at the higher levels. What were the interactive parts of Web 1.0? You’ve got them there. And it’s interesting to contrast them to the types of social media interactions we see today.

    Comment by bhc3 — April 14, 2008 @ 11:47 am

  17. Thanks Sachendra. I saw your blog. Good topics there!

    Comment by bhc3 — April 14, 2008 @ 11:50 am

  18. [...] You A Web 2.0 Jedi? Hutch Carpenter at I’m Not Actually Geek blogged a chart he created called Journey of the Web 2.0 Jedi. it is designed to let you see how involved you are in the Web [...]

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  19. This is truly an awesome tool. This would be a great thing to use in our proposed Tech Camp for Teachers this summer. You covered it all and this would lead to great conversations.

    Comment by Linda — April 21, 2008 @ 9:14 am

  20. Thanks Linda - glad you like the Web 2.0 graphic. Use the graphic how you like! It’s a mix of using tools as well as Web 2.0 behaviors (sharing, participating regardless of the tool).

    Comment by bhc3 — April 21, 2008 @ 4:28 pm

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