Adam Douglass
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3:15 pm on June 6, 2007 | # |
Buzz words.. They’re unavoidable. One of my favorites from way back:
synergy.There’s a lot of discussion lately of “Web 2.0.”
You see it in web application reviews: “The web 2.0 of bookmarking” or “a web 2.0 redesign.”
Web 2.0 means different things depending on context. Some argue that the term’s
definition is so vague/complex that it’s unusable.It’s the technology of websites. It’s the latest-greatest use of client-side scripting, CSS, and the Document Object Model. It’s meant to be a version of the world wide web. The collective current version. The reinvention of the web as it was known some
6+ years ago.In a blog article that got me started on this subject (
Why there’s no such thing as Web 2.0) the author argues that Web 2.0 is not a “space” or a category that a site/company falls into.I agree with that. I would never use the term
“Web 2.0″ in a pitch. Web 2.0 technology doesn’t make you special. Its expected — its whats current.I think it will be easier to understand Web 2.0 when there’s Web 3.0, but please, lets not jump on the buzzword bandwagon.