Sharing is the Cornerstone of the Web
The architects of the internet envisioned a way for researchers and others to share information and collaborate on projects without regard for physical proximity. The ability to access research and analysis between computers without needing disks, tapes, or other hard storage was the dream. And, to a large extent that dream has been realized. Universities, government agencies, and research facilities are able to link up to share data and findings and collaborate on projects from all the corners of the earth.
The original purpose of the web has expanded to apply to sharing everything. Web pages are a way to share information about a company, organization, or even an individual. In this case the page is being shared with an audience or potential customer. The idea that social media and social networking brought the concept of social to the web is false. The web was already social. From emails to instant messages to file swapping and social bookmarking sharing , there is very little that occurs on the web that isn’t sharing.
Humans are social animals and seek out other humans to share their life, their work, their leisure activities. The phenomenon of sharing videos, pictures, links, and personal status updates are all just the latest incarnation of that social instinct.
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