Web 2.0 framed information sharing as inherently revolutionary

Evidence

Web 2.0 celebrated the adoption of social technologies as a precursor to a better, freer society, and framed the collection and sharing of information as the bedrock of revolution. Any institution that prevented people from accessing information and using cultural products as raw materials for creativity became an obstacle to overcome, through collective action if necessary. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 52

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  • XREF: connects to: Web 2.0 ideology framed information sharing as the bedrock of social and political revolution. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 52; Web 2.0 was marketed in revolutionary, democratizing rhetoric across media and academia — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 51

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