SOA filling the Gaps

In my Web 2.o for Dummies posts I discussed Web 2.0 usage by commercial companies. The companies use Blog s , Virtual Worlds , and Wikies. They use YouTube videos as well. An interesting idea of a mobile device application adding human memory in remembering -->people is presented by a YouTube video made by IBM. It is also a good example of Web 2.0 usage by --> example of Web 2.0 usage by companies.

Viacom 's lawsuit against YouTube is a demonstration of Web 2.0 issues described briefly in my Web 2.0 for Dummies posts .It also demonstrates Web 2.0 fragility. The main issues behind the lawsuit are copyrights and trust. According to Viacom, YouTube violated its copyrights by presenting videos including Viacom's copyrighted material. YouTube answer was that they do not present intentionally copyrighted videos or part of videos. The written guidelines in their Web site explain clearly that community members should not place copyrighted material in that Website. The company also provides a menu item (flag) for use by community members for alerting it about copyrights violations. The lawsuit reminds me another copyrights lawsuit I was involved in as an expert witness. Two of the founders of an unsuccessful Israeli startup left the company and establishes another startup. The second startup's product was a real success story. The other co-founders of the first...

This post includes my Web 2.0 presentation which is the source for my Web 2.0 for Dummies posts. Web 2.0 Presentation