Pride in the Virtual Midlands
The definition of the evolution of Web 2.0 is the amount of content on the internet developed by individual web users. This democratisation of the web has driven a huge increase in its use, such as on social networking sites.
The power of this development is the opportunity for people to express themselves – and the irony of a blog of this is not lost on us!
It is wonderful to see people using these facilities to show their pride in their Midlands towns and cities. The multi-media possibilities have not been lost on our independent, innovative citizens who are seizing the chance to display their abilities and promote the Midlands - which is a lot better than using the power of Web 2.0 for sharing empty-headed opinions, videos of idiotic behaviour, or tedious football songs.
Some examples are:
− Jim Sofa and his song for Stafford
− The Stoke on Trent tribute song
− Ian Dowdeswell’s Tribute song to Wolverhampton’s ‘tramp’
− The young man who was born in Shrewsbury
It’s sad that such pride can be lost in the mass of internet banality. Someone ought to compile these outpourings of creativity into a (virtual) Album of the Albion’s Midlands to promote the region, its people and their talents, and all the other things there are to be proud of in the area.
The power of this development is the opportunity for people to express themselves – and the irony of a blog of this is not lost on us!
It is wonderful to see people using these facilities to show their pride in their Midlands towns and cities. The multi-media possibilities have not been lost on our independent, innovative citizens who are seizing the chance to display their abilities and promote the Midlands - which is a lot better than using the power of Web 2.0 for sharing empty-headed opinions, videos of idiotic behaviour, or tedious football songs.
Some examples are:
− Jim Sofa and his song for Stafford
− The Stoke on Trent tribute song
− Ian Dowdeswell’s Tribute song to Wolverhampton’s ‘tramp’
− The young man who was born in Shrewsbury
It’s sad that such pride can be lost in the mass of internet banality. Someone ought to compile these outpourings of creativity into a (virtual) Album of the Albion’s Midlands to promote the region, its people and their talents, and all the other things there are to be proud of in the area.
