April 1, 2008
It is time for a Web 2.0 pondering checkpoint poll. In the past there have been a number of videos and such that I have referred to that try and define Web 2.0 which included this basic definition video to this inventive video. But I wanted to see what you think about Web 2.0. What would you say if you had to fill in the blank to complete the following sentence:
Web 2.0 is ______?
Leave it in the comments section below and be sure to pass this post on to your friends and colleagues as we look to create a list potential Web 2.0 definitions.
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A Bubble.
Posted by: sarah meyers | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:01 PM
Proof that some/many tech marketers lack an appreciation for nuance.
Posted by: Matthew Quirion | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:03 PM
Web 2.0 is the next generation of Web development that focuses on many-to-many publishing and communication, instead of the one-to-many that Web 1.0 sites adhered to.
Posted by: Carlos | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:04 PM
Web 2.0 isn't what you think. Wow, I did it in six words!
Web 2.0 started as a set of principles (collective intelligence, web as platform, lightweight programming models, etc) and then morphed into a set of technologies and design elements (Ajax, gradients, glossy logos, reflections, etc). Now, it's a crass buzzword used to sell books and conference passes to the unsuspecting business person as the next savior of their product or business. Everyone's claiming to be "web 2.0" but very few have embraced the original principles, or even remember that they exist.
Posted by: Kevin Lawver | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:08 PM
yet another smartly coined term from Mr. O'Reilly. It's helpful for explaining sites where the users create much of the site's value and where the experience is richer and less static.
Let's just hope we don't try to define web 3.0. After all, there's no more progress to be made.
Posted by: Jared Goralnick | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:09 PM
web 2.0 is collaborative goodness
Posted by: Michael Galpert | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:14 PM
Web 2.0 is a misnomer, implying the developmet of some sort of new software product in a progression of such products. I prefer the term "Social Media." While I'm not absolutely in love with the "media" word, the term comes closer to what is going on. What's going on is authentic conversations in a virtual space. The repercussions are much bigger than any "Veeblefetzer 2.0" terminology.
Posted by: shel israel | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:15 PM
. . . the web becoming itself.
Posted by: kris | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:15 PM
a place where all logos are shiny and sit on glass.
Posted by: david | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:36 PM
a buzz word.
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Web 2.0 is the thing between Web 1.0 and Web 3.0.
Posted by: Jesse Thomas | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 04:43 PM
The ghost of Christmas Future Past
Posted by: Brian Oberkirch | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 05:24 PM
I thought we've hashed this conversation over two years ago.
Web 2.0 is a term doesn't imply the end results of how people are connecting and how power is shifting to the participants, that's really what's important:
The power is shifting to the participants.
Posted by: Jeremiah Owyang | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 05:35 PM
Web 2.0 is more meetups and less parties.
Posted by: Nate Westheimer | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 05:40 PM
Web 2.0 is... about enabling us to participate, create, and be social. It's about platforms and mash-ups. It's where "amateurs" can surpass "professionals".
Posted by: Jay Meattle | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 05:41 PM
the second wave of online trends that took over mainstream media, consumption, sharing and press. the defining factor of the current and recent-past era. the collaborative techniques that brought about social recommendations, networking, bookmarking, search, etc. the individualization of the web that borne blogging, self-broadcasting, and the ability to establish oneself as an authority on any given topic (and earn money as a result).
Posted by: Kristen Nicole | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 05:47 PM
Outside of the commonly known definitions of Web 2.0, I see it as a haphazardly-connected collection of platforms for sharing and remixing of user generated content. Web 2.0 services start with the premise of social interactivity and interoperability but don't work with each other in any predictable way. This inconsistency promotes exploratory-levels of usage from broad audiences while allowing the savvy (or determined) to build robust social presences on the web.
While simpler sites and AJAX have streamlined the user experience, it still isn't to the point where mass audiences are generating meaningful content. The content creators are still the few, while the majority lacks the inquisitiveness to put it all together (see my post on building confidence in computer users: http://www.timcourtney.net/2008/03/14/how-to-build-confidence-as-a-computer-user/ ).
This is more my thought on web2.0 functionalities than web2.0 culture. I base my thoughts on my interactions with non-web-savvy friends (the majority of my social group), who are either in my age group or above. Their web surfing habits may include Facebook/MySpace/YouTube but not more esoteric services like Twitter or del.icio.us.
There's a lot of momentum among general users to keep doing things the way they learned them. Seeing the single-purpose web applications and networks we love be adopted by a broader audience hasn't happened yet. I can't identify what that tipping point will be right now in my mind, nor do I know if that point exists out there.
My interests center around web/application usability. I've been thinking about this more and more after a CRM eval I completed last month. There aren't a lot of usable CRMs, and among hosted ones they still use outdated techniques like browser popups and unnecessary screen loads, and are laid out poorly. Sites/services that adhere to web2.0 tenants vastly improve upon this usability but they're either not there yet, or haven't gained enough popularity yet to see mass adoption.
Posted by: Tim Courtney | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 05:48 PM
Web2.0 - the use of inter-connected social networking blogs, wikis, miniblogs, photoblogs, podcasts and RSS feeds that illustrate the human need for direct interaction, not to mention personal feedback and cooperative function.
Posted by: Lisa Thompson | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 05:56 PM
Web 2.0 is the transformation of interpersonal communication. It's also a ridiculous over used term.
Posted by: Nick O'Neill | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Web 2.0 is the period in which the web became powerful and personal.
Posted by: Brad L | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 06:07 PM
...in need of an upgrade
Posted by: Chris Heuer | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 06:09 PM
"Web2.0" is Relations
Posted by: Jacob Bøtter | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 06:21 PM
web 2.0 is a way of life
Posted by: Jacob Morgan | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 06:24 PM
Web 2.0 can has cheezburger
Posted by: Brian Solis | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 06:42 PM
Web 2.0 is more than you think it is, but less than you want it to be.
Posted by: Micah Baldwin | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 09:21 PM
It's more about what Web 2.0 is not - and, well, the fact is that everything that wants to be considered Web 2.0 is not.
To me - and that's just for me - Web 2.0 is about how the Web moved from one-way conversation to interaction. Some of what is considered Web 2.0 has been around for quite a bit (Yahoo! Groups, DejaNews) where it was based on community and conversation. And, some of the newer social networks like to wrap themselves up with Web 2.0, but they are using community and not doing much with conversation.
Web 2.0 is a transition from the static to the active Web.
Posted by: Jeremy Pepper | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 09:59 PM
Web 2.0 is mu! (Unask the question.)
Posted by: John Panzer | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Web 2.0 is the monetization of personal information. FTW!
Posted by: David Binkowski | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Answered this on Brian Solis' blog too-- Web 2.0 is the essence of social interconnectivity.
Posted by: Shannon Nelson | Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 11:19 PM
web2.0 is a web community filled with add/adhd narcissistic users
Posted by: israluv | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at 07:34 AM
The term Web 2.0 and related buzzwords are now employed as techno-marketing gobbledygook meant to obfuscate, confuse and ultimately encourage ordinary people and companies into forking over greater sums of cash in order to keep up.
The web should not be versioned.
Posted by: Alex | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at 09:38 AM
Web 2.0 is..... taking it to the next phase
Posted by: cjeureka | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Web 2.0 is the term that describes the level playing field, in theory, that everyone with an interest in the Internet has. A good idea, the right tools and good old fashioned sweat can make someone be heard - whether it's a blog, message board or start up company. In the late 90s, it seemed that the only way you can fund anything online was with VC cash. 'Web 2.0' opens the door to enabling more people to play the game, but luck and solid business sense continues to prevail.
Posted by: Blagica Bottigliero | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Web 2.0 is...
Fun, Friends, Info, Internet for Dummy, Contacts, Hype, Food for marketing thought, Paradigma shift, changing communities and in some way ways of life....
Posted by: Anja | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Wow frank, that's a hard one. It looks like Web 2.0 is becoming all about you & your friend. (social, communication, collaboration)
For me, Web 2.0 is an evolutionary process of the web in terms of technology, design, usability, user-behavior etc,.
And it's definitely changed the way we communicate.
Posted by: Orli Yakuel | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at 12:04 PM
It's about trusting your data to the cloud and using tools that are available only online to run your business and your life
Posted by: bryan Thatcher | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at 12:28 PM
... is a step in the web's evolution that has enabled us to make deep, meaningful human connections using increasingly powerful and innovative tools. These tools allow many of us to connect across social, cultural and geographic barriers. Web 2.0 is, in many respects, a great equalizer.
Posted by: Jim Long | Wednesday, April 02, 2008 at 10:09 PM
...is the web 60's: the power of the people, socialism, simplicity and great design.
Posted by: Oren | Thursday, April 03, 2008 at 05:33 AM
epidemic disease
Posted by: Yellow | Thursday, April 03, 2008 at 06:26 AM
Web 2.0 is a bad way of describing two-way media.
Posted by: Geoff Livingston | Thursday, April 03, 2008 at 06:34 AM
More efficient marketing. Most of the Web 2.0 sites that have taken off leverage a social aspect that may be beneficial to the end users, but even more so has been a boon to web marketers.
Posted by: Greg | Thursday, April 03, 2008 at 09:52 AM
A buzzword used to describe the evolution of the internet/web - form a one way to a two way medium.
Posted by: Mattias | Friday, April 04, 2008 at 08:38 AM
... the logical expression of what Elvis brought to the world of cuisine.
Web 2.0 enables the electronic equivalent of the Elvis peanut butter mayonnaise banana sandwich that is deep fried and available to everyone everywhere.
Web 3.0 is where we develop a more sensible diet that is delivered to people that have special dietary needs and facilitates intimate or group dining experience equally well.
Web 4.0 is where we have a diet based on our own ability to cook for ourselves or to prepare a feast for others at any time we wish.
Posted by: Jay (Twitter @qthrul) | Sunday, April 06, 2008 at 02:33 PM
Web 2.0 was a good a buzzword to forget about the bubble and move on but finally, it's just the web delivering its promise.
Posted by: herve | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 02:30 PM