Judging/categorising people on their online proliferation is something that happens regularly now with potential employers. LinkedIn is built around this concept.

I look forward to reading your future blogs.

I believe the decision makers at the highest levels of management are not as influenced by the web revolution and still make decisions based on performance and potential. You are right to wonder what the future leaders of America will deem important, but, at the end of the day, the bottom line is not affected by popularity (for the most part). Relationships create opportunity, and excellent execution still wins most of the time. We have rated (categorized) our peers for many years now (jocks, nerds, stoners, preps, geeks, brown nosers, slackers, etc…). It would be interesting to examine the most successful people at Fortune 500 companies. My guess is many were probably not ‘rated’ very high in the younger years….

I can’t help but wonder if we will soon leap to entirely new questions when the next web evolution arrives? Web 3.0…or ‘Web Infinity’ might solve these potential problems.

As Bradbury gives preview to, the smart individuals understand that every interaction they are having through social sites is creating their personal brand, and they will cultivate accordingly. Those that do not, fit lower in Darwin’s chart…. Survival of the fitest! People are more forgiving then we might initially think them to be (ex: look how readily we accept back our delinquent professional athletes), so while we may er in our personal presentation of ourselves online, the beauty of 2.0 is you can actively rescue it. The distraction inherent in this world seems to create short memories…which is most advantageous.

All that said…it is a much different proposition when we isolate the youth’s interaction with web 2.0.
Should 2.0 culture continue, it holds deep implications for young users’ development of self worth and identity. Web bullying is worsening and undoubtedly is accentuating the stresses of adolescence. Teen suicides have been directly linked to cyber experiences and relationships (perceptions/ratings). Indeed quite troubling and something to consider.

Thanks for bringing it up. Can’t wait to hear others’ thoughts !

You pose a very interesting question that I believe I will answer on my own blog sometime this weekend. Because. You know. I’m a loser, and the most exciting thing I can think to do with my weekend is comment on planet 2.0.

Perhaps that is one of the possible negative outcomes of web 2.0. When your name is your Brand - are you constantly marketing it? The ‘influencers’ that you mention are at work, literally, 24-7-366 marketing their greatest asset. When do they get to take a break?

All will be answered this weekend.