Web 2.0

The title Web 2.0: The Web is Us/ing Us characterizes how the virtual world is shaping the people of today's society. In the beginning, from what I remember, the web was a research tool or place to chat with friends. Now, we, as a society, are dependent on the web. We shop, read the news, socialize, get our mail, pay our bills and even take courses on the internet.
Web 2.0 most definitely affects someone entering the workforce. Many years ago looking for jobs and applying was done in person or conducted over the phone. You couldn't just post your resume on a website and hope someone notices it. Nowadays, there are certain agencies that will publish your resume and get it out there for employers to seek. Initial applications and interview questions are conducted over the web.
It is affecting people already in the workforce because it is requiring them to be educated in using the web. The affect is going to be extreme because many will need to learn basic computer skills and aquire an understanding of the web.
I believe when it says we will have to rethink everything it relates to how we will react to all that is going on with the web. There are millions of different ideas and concepts on the web that give you an opportunity to learn many different things. The web gives us an opportunity to completely analyze these different ideas and thoughts through things such as blogs. We have to be careful to choose which ideas we may believe and support.