Blogpost 2 - LIFE 2.0

It seems to me as a digital immigrant that a lot is being made of the '2.0' mindset when it comes to new technologies on the Web, in libraries and so on. There is definitely power in the concept of generational change when it comes to 'what's new' but I wonder if it also includes an attitude that we should be embracing a whole new view on 21st century life as well - Life 2.0.... The idea that newer is somehow better and more life enhancing is something we need to challenge on a regular basis. The ditching of traditional values in pursuit of the new and avantgarde is fraught with danger and lacking in wisdom. Surely the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies is a brilliant development but only if it is based upon a firm bedrock of enduring values and foundational principles which undergird the adoption and embracing of newer ideas.