Apparently her software uses pictures to illustrate concepts like listening, to help autistic kids make the connection between words and their meanings. If you want to know more, you can visit her web site at http://www.hiyah.net/software.html.
Anyway, this experience got me thinking a bit about how web 2.0 technologies can bring people together in amazing new ways. How would this woman have found photos for her software before sites like Flickr became available? She would likely either have to purchase stock photos or take her own, either of which would increase the cost of producing her programs. And would I have ever gotten in touch with someone like her? Probably not. Web 2.0 sites like Flickr and YouTube bring people together based on the content they create, rather than stated interests, geographic proximity, etc. And we never know who will be interested in our content, or for what purpose. We just put it out there, tag it, and see what happens.
