diff --git a/_posts/2021-01-14-the-web.md b/_posts/2021-01-14-the-web.md index b3ec800..4d47a57 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-01-14-the-web.md +++ b/_posts/2021-01-14-the-web.md @@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ giving everyone a _place_ of their own on the web. motion for years. I think the following Wikipedia excerpt describes this period best: -``` -In 2004, the term ["Web 2.0"] began its rise in popularity when O'Reilly Media + +> In 2004, the term ["Web 2.0"] began its rise in popularity when O'Reilly Media and MediaLive hosted the first Web 2.0 conference. In their opening remarks, John Battelle and Tim O'Reilly outlined their definition of the "Web as Platform", where software applications are built upon the Web as opposed to upon @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ the desktop. The unique aspect of this migration, they argued, is that "customers are building your business for you". They argued that the activities of users generating content (in the form of ideas, text, videos, or pictures) could be "harnessed" to create value. -``` + In other words, Web 2.0 turned the place-ness of the web into a commodity. Rather than expect everyone to host, or arrange for the hosting, of their own