Librarians and Web 2.0

I've been fascinated by this whole new world of Web 2.0 and how it is changing the way we communicate. In the Resources in Humanities class (taught by Prof. Lewis) we read a very thought-provoking article on technology and society. The author Norman Balabanian raised some interesting points: for instance, that technology is not neutral. Access issues, such as the ones we are learning about in the Horton readings, are an example of technology either including or excluding parts of society. Those with high-bandwidth Internet connections can "choose" to exclude those without the same level of access by designing flashy, multi-media presentations that do not translate well onto a computer system circa 1998. Or--as we see with the Access readings-- websites can try to include more diverse readers by designing in a way that allows systems of any type to view and participate.