The next generation of web usage, boosted by the spread of broadband, is going to be bigger and more diverse than ever - so banks should rethink their online strategy now. Stephen Timewell looks at the latest developments. Internet giant MySpace is planning to revolutionise the music industry by allowing bands to sell their music directly to customers over the internet. The next generation of web usage — known as Web 2.0 and characterised by MySpace, Google, Napster and blog-ging to give some flavours of this new era — is radically changing the way transactions can be done and the way consumers can interact. And increased use of the web, helped by the big expansion of broadband, is leading to a wider range of users of all ages, greater connectivity and a broader range of unexplored functions that stretch from music to money.
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机译：随着宽带的普及，下一代网络的使用将比以往任何时候都更大，更多样化-因此，银行现在应该重新考虑其在线战略。 Stephen Timewell着眼于最新动态。互联网巨头MySpace计划通过允许乐队通过互联网直接向客户出售音乐来彻底改变音乐产业。下一代Web使用被称为Web 2.0，其特点是MySpace，Google，Napster和Blog-ging，它们赋予了这个新时代一些风味。它正在彻底改变交易的完成方式和消费者进行交互的方式。随着宽带的广泛使用，网络使用的增加，导致了各个年龄段用户的广泛使用，更强的连通性以及从音乐到金钱的更多未开发功能。
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