Web 2.0 revisited: user-generated content as a social innovation

Bastian Pelka, Christoph Kaletka · 2011 · International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development

Summary. This paper argues that Web 2.0's core innovation is user-generated content functioning as a new social routine, not a technological breakthrough. Easy-to-use software and widespread internet access enable this social practice, with technology acting as a catalyst rather than the innovation itself. The authors reject narrow definitions of Web 2.0 and emphasize the social dimension of how people communicate and share content online.

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  title   = {Web 2.0 revisited: user-generated content as a social innovation},
  author  = {Bastian Pelka and Christoph Kaletka},
  journal = {International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development},
  year    = {2011},
  doi     = {10.1504/ijisd.2011.043072},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1504/ijisd.2011.043072}
}

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DOI

10.1504/ijisd.2011.043072

Countries

Germany

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, broadband-and-digital, general-innovation

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2026-04-28