Just call me Web 2.0
October 26, 2006 |
Remember the old days when everyone and his brother jumped on the “dot-com” bandwagon? And the famous “We’re the dot in dot com? ” (As an aside, looks like Sun wants to update it to “We’re the dot in 2.0″)
As the latest buzzword, Web 2.0′s become de rigueur in any kind of promotional activity. It doesn’t matter that there isn’t a single definition that everyone can agree to. In fact, that’s better – if there isn’t a definition, it’s a lot easier to claim!
Take a look at PC Names domain search. It does have a nifty ajax implementation that keeps pace as you type in – but does that make it 2.0? Community involvement, folksonomy, social networking, conversations? Zip. But there is a press release claiming Web 2.0.
What do you think? Is it, or ….
