This appears to be a new proposal in the world of information technology and at the moment it is highly speculative. The term has been coined by New York Times journalist, John Markoff and according to Wikipedia (I know, I know. Never trust Wikipedia!) it refers to a supposed third generation of Internet-based services that collectively comprise of what might be called 'the intelligent Web'. In other words it will be an example of what Kevin Kelly outlined in his Wired article 'We are the Web'.
In order to judge how the lectures given in our Universities will represent this proposal remains to be seen,but it is also a movement worth considering since New Media and teaching media are becoming increasingly more closely linked. It is also worth asking the question that if there is going to be a Web 3.0 and a Media 2.0 then will teaching media ever be regarded as modern and contemporary? There will be the notion of Web 3.0 and if Media 2.0 does 'happen' then it looks as though teaching can never keep up with advances in computer technology and as a result we are still stuck in Media 1.0 and Web Studies will always be more than one step ahead of Media Studies as an academc discipline
About Me
- Ria Odell
- Like I have outlined in my first blog(!) I'm a Media Studies graduate and this is my attempt to help students and scholars update media as media has always been a strong interest of mine and in combination with my studies I believe that teaching it needs to be updated so its complex ideas can be better understood by simpletons (i.e. undergraduate students) like me who have NO background in academic teaching. I like to read a whole range varying from academic texts regarding media and/or philosophy (when I'm having one of my rare but incredible sensible moments) to modern fiction such as Mike Gayle, Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees as well as Marian Keyes...
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