File this under the category of “very cool”
Blastyx just launched, a�product of�Provo Labs that just cranked up the cool-meter big time when it comes to where I think the Internet is going.� Similar to the incredible Channel9 phenomenon coming out of Microsoft, Blastyx looks at cool companies across the spectrum (not just inside Microsoft, like Channel9 does).
In a recent interview for the Salt Lake City Weekly, Phil Burns,�a�director of the site, talks about the renegade approax Blastyx is using:
“There are people who, like myself, believe that the world needs to see what they see�not just what the chief marketing director of some corporation thinks we should see,? he said, adding that high-speed Internet connections help fuel the Web�s increasingly participatory nature. “Not even a year ago, it was difficult for most people to download your blog. It would take two days for it to pop up. Now, you�re talking five minutes to download that thing.?
The need for virtual self-expression also stems from a current shift in online culture known informally as Web 2.0. While no one seems able to agree on one definition for the phenomena, it�s generally described as the transition from a commerce-based Internet to a socially-oriented Internet, meaning people directly contribute, rather than simply consume, ideas and opinions through blogs and other user-generated content.�
Cool! How do I get on there?
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