Skills 2.0 Article

Main message:
Web 2.0 is what is now used by many people to communicate, learn, research, and is also used as a tool for many vocations worldwide. Web users can become effective learners by communicating with others and researching information online.
Supporting messages:
-Although web users can learn information about a subject, it makes them an expert on that information only temporarily.
-The web allows people to become more in charge of their own health by learning medical information online.
-Individuals can create personal websites for communication called blogs.
-Learning online usually takes two-way communication, to counsel with others and learn new information.
Examples used:
-Doctors and clients having a more shared responsibility and knowledge of the individual’s health
-Blogs used to learn and communicate
-There are one billion people in the world who are able to get online

I feel that the internet, with the tools and features of Web 2.0 now available, is one of the main sources used in the world today. I agree with the article’s author that it can be used to learn through communication and exchanging information with other web users. I feel that it is important to keep updated with the internet in order to use it most effectively and beneficially. I can use the idea shown in the article of staying updated with online features and being open to learning from others, as a means to be useful in future jobs and keeping open the option of working online.