How Is the Web Changing The World?

A colleague of mine recommended that I view the BBC Documentary entitled The Virtual Revolution. It took me sometime before I was able to set some time aside to sit back and take time to view this - and wow was I amazed! This master piece of research provides various ins & outs viewpoints of the World Wide Web - some of which I didn't even know about, and I'm an Information Technologist (IT) Professional.

It's amazing and wonderful how so many professions need to be combined together to really bring forward the realities and truths about whatever subject is chosen. Here the BBC did just that - it brought together: researchers; creators; politicians; activists; and so many more - all together to collaborate their thoughts and opinions on what exactly is the World Wide Web (www) and how it's changing the world.

Enjoy the learning!

Here's a quick peek at some of the available videos from the documentary - to learn more view the links below.

These video-series are from Episode 1 of the Documentary:

Programme 1: The great levelling?

The wonder and walls of Wikipedia; the blogger media revolution; who really has power on the web? Is it the online crowd or the 'gatekeepers'? 


Episode 1 - Part 1:


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Episode 1 - Part 6:


Episode 2 of the documentary can be viewed here:
Programme 2: Enemy of the state?
As the web transcends the barriers of the physical world the orthodox view is that the nation state will inevitably wither as a porous web of hyperlinks conquers the globe. 

Videos:
Episode 2 - Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFeJaEhUGs8
Episode 2 - Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4cvwif1AGQ
Episode 2 - Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqesGryXoo4
Episode 2 - Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APTtOVTm_Jc
Episode 2 - Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj4OtguOH9E
Episode 2 - Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sH4HHiMNko

Episode 3 of the documentary can be viewed here:

Programme 3: The cost of free

Free service, limitless information, endless opportunity for the user... the web seems to defy all the laws of economics. But are we all aware of how much we are trading our privacy for a free web?  

Videos:

Episode 3 - Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ShMZ0Xy2Q

Episode 3 - Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr90i9q7iXI

Episode 3 - Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECLBQfLwD0s

Episode 3 - Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg5E9Y5rH5I

Episode 3 - Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMo2B4ILzik

Episode 3 - Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHrhLgO86zo

Episode 4 of the documentary can be viewed here:

Programme 4: Homo interneticus?

Are we empowered, connected and enlightened with the worlds knowledge our finger tips? Is the web really changing us- the way we think, behave, and relate to each other.

Videos:

Episode 4 - Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5v4q9_cVCY

Episode 4 - Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkxdn7LsQH0

Episode 4 - Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-9JVI8pCfQ

Episode 4 - Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u03HeXOK_Y

Episode 4 - Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P15WqDKlvwo

Episode 4 - Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RZ218o7AjI

Below is an explanation as to how you can navigate the BBC Documentary in 3D online and get a whole-lot more knowledge out of your experience:



To experience this 3D view - visit this section of the site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/virtualrevolution/3dexplorer_start.shtml