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02 Jan 07
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A third form of convergence that could help determine the winners from the next phase of the web’s evolution is that of the internet and the TV.
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access to a TV screen could become key.
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A second convergence that could provide fertile ground for the next user-generated internet craze is the one that is starting to bring together the worlds of web-browsing and video games. The result: virtual worlds such as Second Life, where users are represented by fictional characters or avatars.
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Sites such as MySpace and YouTube are bidding to become distribution arms for traditional media – to sell digital music to their burgeoning audiences, for instance, or to showcase television shows.
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One is the convergence of user-generated and professional “content” on the internet
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Next year, three forces in particular are likely to stand out and determine the next chapter of this evolving story.
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Five years ago, who would have expected blogging and social networking to enter the mainstream?
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It was the year when Google paid $1.65bn for YouTube, the site for amateur videos, less than 12 months after YouTube was launched; when MySpace attracted more page views in the US than Yahoo; when Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, became one of the 10 most-visited websites; and when Time magazine made “You” (in praise of those who use websites like these for self-expression) its “Person of the Year”.
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