Al Gore, the man is nothing if he isn’t entertaining. He’s the person that invented the internet, ran for president and lost. He went crazy for a couple of years, and then came back to win a Nobel prize.

Al Gore has been a key figure this past decade. Most notably has been his fight against the worldwide battle known as global warming global climate change (for those in the ‘know’). Inconvenient Truth was pretty humorous, and did its job to scare people into ‘caring’ about the environment. Just like George Bush using fear to rally people to fight terrorism, that same fear is being utilized to inspire the fight against global warm….climate change. But this isn’t about Gore, and his ManBearPig (South Park, Yay!) like attitude, this is about his views towards Web 2.0.

At the Web 2.0 Summit, Al Gore talks about the effects of Web 2.0 and how it can be used in the future. He believes that Web 2.0 can create a community, to set the rally cry against global climate change. He goes on to compare how Obama was able to establish his community online, and use that community to convey his message. He believes those same people can get the message out about our dying planet.

Throughout most of his speech, I was rolling my eyes but he does make a point that people should listen to. He talks about the unification of the medium of television and the internet. I, like most in the tech sector believe that the internet is the future of information gathering. Although most still watch TV for their news, the internet is making its big push. ESPN, is one place you can notice this change. I was watching Sports Center last night, and more than a few times the anchors were pulling quotes and thoughts from people that commented on their site. I know it’s a small example, but like Al Gore states, this is one exciting change I’m ready to see happen.

I mentioned Global Climate Change earlier so I feel obligated to provide information, and if you want true facts about it here are some great links. None of them are persuaded by either side of the spectrum. It’s all scientific study, because to me that’s what the global climate change community needs. Not Web 2.0 with user groups, but true non-biased facts.

Jens Bischof on Global Climate Change

Jennifer Marohasy

IPCC Argument & Counter Argument

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