Web 2.0 can benefit the world's poor

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Type of resource: Web article
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"The term 'Web 2.0' captures the transition of the worldwide web from flat websites offering static information to a new computing platform independent of earlier shackles...As the variety and capabilities of these websites grow, they create unpredicted opportunities — some of which can benefit unprivileged users in the developing world." Waleed al-Shobakky and Jack Imsdahl explore some of the possibilities.

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