O’Reilly’s essay on Web 2.0 explained the differences between the internet when it was in it’s beginning stages vs. what it is today. Alexander’s essay on web storytelling explained what web storytelling is and why we able to use it on Web 2.0. Web storytelling has been able to evolve because Web 2.0 now allows its users to discuss things online, and information is more widely available to us. Now the web essentially belongs to the people who use it, meaning that whatever stories we want to put on the web, we have the option to.

To me, Web 2.0 and Web Storytelling has made the internet worth while. As a daily internet user the majority of sites I go on, from Facebook to Tumblr, have to do with someone telling a story. If web storytelling was taken away I wouldn’t have much to do on the internet. Web 2.0 also makes my life easier on a daily basis because information is available at the click of a button. From simple sites like Yahoo Answers, to sites with polished work like Simpson Library’s Database, I can access information within minutes. The implications of Web 2.0 and Web Storytelling are vast. It means we can communicate internationally, publish and spread ideas, and allow anyone to access our work. We can do all of this without difficult HTML codes and limited websites.

http://www.glogster.com/bnb/web-storytelling/g-6lokhin7llb1i2539g9i6a0

I made a simple Glogster on the elements that can be used to tell a story on the web: people, conversation, books, and Web 2.0