Information/Instructional design, like interactive design- is at the core of how this all works. The web is full of unlimited amount of information- the concern being that its not presented as effectively as it could be. You'll always have the troubled programmers which sit at home all day cracking away at the web for info on that really complicated action script that some guy in some forum was talking about- ages ago, but you can't remember cause at the time you just wanted to find out about the launch date of the new Flash. It can be a real skill to find the information that your looking for right away in the web world.
The web 2.o has alot of new tools for dealing with these challenges- some we have already talked about like wikis and youtube- others more development based- like CSS, RSS feeds and Flash. They all offer dynamic ways of presenting information in an easy practical way- that makes using the web alot more enjoyable and practical. Though its still worthy to note- that since almost anyone can make a website- almost anyone does, and they can be really bad ones too. There are still alot of random .html geocites webpages drifting around- your not out of the woods yet...
Check out the next post for some good Informational and Instructional sites
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