There was a very interesting article about participation rates in Web 2.0 in the Australian Newpaper IT section on 18 April, 2007. You can find the full article at http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21578336%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html?from=public_rss
The article states various participatory figures and concludes that Web2.0 "is far less participatory than commonly assumed".
I can relate to this statement in the article - "The vast majority of visitors(to Web 2.0 sites) are the internet equivalent of the television generation's couch potatoes - voyeurs who like to watch rather than create. "
I was not surprised by the statements, are you?
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Joanne, I am not surprised at all with the idea that most users of web 2.0 are not actually participating in the medium. I have thoght that for me it was only until I began with this subject that I have actually begun to participate rather than just "sit on my couch."
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