“I’ve put their pictures up on Tweeter and Facepage.”
I picked this quote from among thousands of stories being told on television about the situation in Haiti.
An older gentlemen was in Haiti with two colleagues and his son-in-law to work with government officials to build basketball courts for children. They were in their hotel as the earthquake collapsed their hotel. This older gentlemen was rescued quickly, suffered only minor injuries. His colleagues and son-in-law are still missing, presumed dead. The emotional interview ended with, “I’ve put their pictures up on Tweeter and Facepage.”
In 2005 Ross Mayfield helped with “Web 1.0 was commerce. Web 2.0 is people.” I often paraphrase this with educational audiences. “Web 1.0 was about connecting people to things. Web 2.0 is about connecting people to people.” Even Tweeter and Facepage.
[Update] Reminder. It’s not the tools.