The People Who Shape the Web: Editing the Facts

So who are the all-important people that build, create, mold and scrape away all the excess bits of junk on the internets?
>>US. (not as in the United States, but WE THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH).

How did this happen? Aren't the power-elite or an organized team of Bill Gates/Steve Jobs-type computer nerds in charge of our global source of information and internet-entertainment? (Where do you think World of Warcraft came from??)

Hmm. Let's see.
I guess that's what people DIDN'T want. It was believed that a magical internet dragon called Puffy or Tim O'Reilly (whichever you think sounds better, it's up to you) sparked a campaign unifying and giving control for all the global-villagers with access to the internets.
According to the magic dragon:

"Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as a platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform."


With these new-found magic powers and n00b-ish enthusiasm, the global-villagers got it on; realizing that they could use certain parts of their human body, called fingers, to type out words into their computers instead of using them for farming, flipping pages of books, dwarf-tossing, and other useful activities, they began what is known as The Revolution of Internet by:

1. Creating social-networking sites where they could make alliances with people they don't even know
2. Share videos and music online legally (their own home-made footage) and illegally (other people's work)
3. Changing and editing hard, factual information concluded by extensive back-breaking research which was accepted by professionals and scholars for centuries only to have it all replaced to suit their own beliefs on Wikipedia
4. Starting their own newspapers and journals on the web; discussing their own mundane interests and lifestyles (called blogging) where others can come and read and send love mail or hate mail to the writer (called commenting)
5. Making searches for information easier by tagging and keywording articles available on the web (this is one thing that was made respectably convenient)

"Wow," the villagers thought, "we finally have meaning to our lives! Thank you Mr. Puffy-slash-Tim O'Reilly! What should we do now?"

"Use your imagination--it's all UP TO YOU. That's why I gave you these powers. To finalize this turnover of power, you must go and capture the notorious Web 1.0 who has been static for years." The dragon replied, "Hunt it down and slice off its head thusly, and I shall reward thee 19 million points and lollipops for everyone!"

Henceforth, the global villagers took over the Internet, and made it a (slightly) more enjoyable experience for everyone.

They lived happily ever after, and went for ice-cream together every consecutive weekend.

Here's a video I found on the always-reliable YouTube on Web 2.0: (made with stop-motion)