43 Things is one example of a trickle becoming a torrent in the world of cyberspace.
So far, for me, it's an unidentified torrent but thanks to a comment left by Mike from MindValley Blog and BlinkList I've been looking into some fascinating blogs and websites.
You can look at the Wikipedia articles on "Web 2.0"and ""Folksonomy"" to get some feel for the torrent.
These concepts/tools allow for collaborative knowledge development as well as tagging that knowledge allowing for retrieval, further refinement and growth. We're just seeing the tip of this iceberg.
It's a whole new ballgame...and it's going to be very exciting and fun. I'm really looking forward to learning more about the concepts and seeing how they play out in the furtherment of human knowledge sharing and growth.
Here's just a few related links for further investigation...
The Virtual Handshake Blog
TECHNOSIGHT Google Search is so Web 1.0
Visualizing Del.icio.us Roundup Solution Watch
Emily Chang - eHub
