Web 2.0 ideology framed information sharing as the bedrock of social and political revolution.

Evidence

These technologies purportedly foretold freedom from traditional media sources, or “Big Media.” They promised the democratization of celebrity and entertainment, new forms of activism, and the potential for open, transparent information of all kinds. 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

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the core ideological premise of Web 2.0 discourse: information access and sharing as revolutionary force rather than mere technology adoption.
• XREF: Connects to hacker/FOSS culture and Lessig’s Free Culture movement, and to the tension with libertarian capitalism the paragraph closes on. — connects to: Early critics of Web 2.0 utopianism attacked internet-driven democratization and personalized filtering — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 787; Web 2.0 inherited DIY culture while stripping its radical politics. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 96; Web 2.0 ideology fuses Silicon Valley capitalism with countercultural activism while embracing capitalism — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 55 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• The Web 2.0 hype cycle promised social revolution and immense wealth. #corroborates (0.90) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 727
• Web 2.0 succeeded by reviving techno-utopian ideals while promising new wealth #corroborates (0.82) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 150
• Web 2.0 inherited DIY culture while stripping its radical politics. #expands (0.80) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 96
• Web 2.0 ideology fuses Silicon Valley capitalism with countercultural activism while embracing capitalism #expands (0.80) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 55