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- ExRe, on 05/12/2008, -0/+72Spot on. AJAX != Web 2.0; Shiny graphics != Web 2.0. AJAX and shiny graphics are simply methods used to make Web 2.0 applications more user friendly.
- Darkhacker, on 05/12/2008, -3/+67That screenshot of AOL brought back some childhood memories. I actually really miss it. Yeah, I know it sucked, but I miss the interface just because it was something I grew up using and was in total amazement that something I typed on the screen could be sent to someone thousands of miles away in just a few seconds. I also really miss the dial-up sound and the graphic with the electricity coming out of the key as I connected. Yes it was cheesy, but I was a kid and loved cheesy stuff.
I feel sorry for kids growing up today with this boring "click the blue E" mentality with no dialing sounds. Waiting for it to connect made you appreciate it more and I giggled with glee when I heard "You Got Mail" hoping it was an e-card or something made with Shockwave or Flash. Kids today only see the boring "professional" web. No more burning text or animated gifs that say "email me". - MtheoryX, on 05/12/2008, -7/+66WTF? Burried as completely worthless...
FTA: "difficult to define what Web 3.0 will be as you cannot define something that has yet to occur on a large scale. The best way I can define what we will see"
Okay, so basically, you have no ***** clue, but you're going to spout off the same as every other asshat as if you have the definitive definition of the bogus term, right? Okay, just making sure. Burried. - sparkl0488, on 05/12/2008, -6/+64interesting article, maybe now people will stop telling me that world of warcraft is web 2.0
- flossdaily, on 05/12/2008, -20/+73#1) That article didn't provide a definition of Web 2.0.
#2) The definition of Web 2.0 is "Websites that are primarily driven by user-contributed content."
#3) You're welcome. - EastcoastSix13, on 05/12/2008, -9/+60Because WoW is web 4.0!
- RogerStrong, on 05/12/2008, -0/+37Some people say that Web 2.0 means the use of AJAX.
Some people say that Web 2.0 means web apps, AJAX or not.
Some people say that Web 2.0 means user-driven content.
Some people say that Web 2.0 means the network as platform, spanning all the connected devices;
The REAL meaning of Web 2.0 is "Anything you want it to mean, to attract investors." Web 3.0 means precisely the same thing as Web 2.0. - hadak, on 05/12/2008, -1/+38Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
- somenice, on 05/12/2008, -0/+31Around web 10.0 or web 11.0 they will change the name to CS
- dougmc, on 05/12/2008, -1/+30You mean like digg?
- NotOptium, on 05/12/2008, -1/+29I thought everyone had realized by this point that the term "Web *.0" was the modern equivalent of "cyber-".
- jtbandes, on 05/12/2008, -1/+29"Error establishing a database connection"
That is SO Web 2.0. - jstad, on 05/12/2008, -0/+25I would not get ahead of yourself. The WoW crowd is pretty dedicated... :-
- PainToad, on 05/12/2008, -6/+29WoW isn't even Web at all! Sure it uses TC/IP but it's no shape or form a WWW, typical WoW player ignorance of real IT issues
- ZimJimmy, on 05/12/2008, -1/+18Resistance is futile
(if < 1 ohm) - inactive, on 05/12/2008, -2/+25That's all well and good, until we reach Web 4.0, which involves having an internet-capable device implanted into our brains, instantly connecting our minds with each other and the entire sum of human knowledge. Oh, and prepare to be saying the phrase "Resistance is futile," on a regular basis.
- JAppi, on 05/12/2008, -1/+15web 2.0 = Error establishing a database connection ??
- piratearggghhh, on 05/12/2008, -0/+13I just made an appointment with Geek Squad tomorrow to install Web 2.0. *pumps fist* I waited this long so they can work out the bugs but I think I'm ready to make the plunge. Hopefully 3.0 won't be out for a while because I don't want to run outdated software on my overclocked 486.
- notoneofus, on 05/12/2008, -0/+13True. It's also a catchphrase that clients expect to see in presentations and reports. I swear, if the concepts are there but the term is not, invariably someone will ask, "Well, how does this take advantage of Web 2.0?"
- hitkaiser, on 05/12/2008, -1/+14I'm currently doing a research project at uni about Web 2.0
and this is a little section with quotes from Tim O'Reilly (the guy who came up with the term in the first place)
The term “Web 2.0” was coined by Tim O’Reilly and his associates during the first Web 2.0 Conference in October 2004 (O'Reilly, 2005). In the three years since there has been much debate about the actual definition of Web 2.0 or if it even actually existed or was merely a marketing buzz terminology.
Tim O’Reilly is often regarded as a key authority in Web 2.0 literature, his definition of Web 2.0 is:
“Web 2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all the connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, creating network effects through an “architecture of participation” and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experience.” (O'Reilly, 2005)
However, it isn’t regarded as an official definition because many so called Web 2.0 sites conform only partially to O’Reilly’s criteria. O’Reilly himself noted that “Web 2.0 doesn’t have a hard boundary, but rather, a gravitational core” (O'Reilly, 2005).
The term Web 2.0 is now increasingly accepted as a new generation of websites with a number of commonalities based around online participative communities as well as web applications offering a richer user experience achieved through some key technological advances.
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Further on in the report I've boiled down the 3 main features as: (examples in brackets)
User Generated Content - (Youtube, Wikipedia, Flickr)
Rich Internet Applications - (Google Calendar, Docs, Reader etc..., Rememeber the Milk, Billmonk)
Collaboration/Communities of Interest (Flickr, Google Docs, Digg)
Web 2.0 sites tend to have one or more of these characteristics and although they existed in "web 1.0" the current technologies (Read software) used make it easier and more interactive (2 way) hence escalating the amount of people participating. For instance, personal home pages were a form of "user generated content" but it was one way, there was the publisher and the reader, but now with blogs and such, commenting is so easy that a conversation can happen between the publisher and the reader creating a discussion (as with digg comments).
About web 3.0, the first time I heard about it was through some new york times columnist which claimed it was "all about location", but I've been sort of ignoring it so can't really form an opinion on what is/is not web 3.0 - onionbagel724, on 05/12/2008, -0/+12http://digg.com/how
- paulius, on 05/12/2008, -0/+12Definition of Web 2.0: Using up-optimized high-CPU consuming PHP scripts on underpowered servers and/or clusters. AJAX, of course, helps mask the slowness of most pages by showing an edible loading icon to the end-user.
www.duggmirror.com anyone? - inactive, on 05/12/2008, -0/+12Web 2.0: Webmasters evolved to site designers; people too lazy to make their own content.
Web 3.0: Site designers evolved to ideamen; people too lazy to make their own sites. - Pandalume, on 05/12/2008, -2/+13All that stuff lives on in a magical land known as "Myspace".
- bokep, on 05/12/2008, -0/+10All these "_.0" reminds me of the days when AOL would spam your mail box with CDs.
"The new AOL 6.0, Now with an address bar!" - BootsElectric, on 05/12/2008, -0/+11Emphasis on "primarily driven" please, pedants.
- cmsjustin, on 05/12/2008, -1/+11#4) Thank you.
- Genma, on 05/12/2008, -0/+10all the saps who embraced the term just don't want to look retarded because it means nothing, so they're going to spam this all over the internets until it becomes a reality. notice it's always the same garbage with no real reasoning behind it.
- jstad, on 05/12/2008, -1/+10http://duggmirror.com/tech_news/Finally_the_defini ...
- duccodude, on 05/12/2008, -0/+9IPv6... now that's Web 3.0.04 beta RC1
- MG111, on 05/12/2008, -2/+11Web 2.0 should equal servers that can handle 120 diggs, but apparently not.
- KSUdesigner, on 05/12/2008, -1/+9So let me get this straight. You submit your own article to digg, in hopes that it gets popular and makes it to the homepage. And then you go and call diggers idiots? If you think we're idiots then don't submit your ***** to Digg. Take a hike.
- serpentor, on 05/12/2008, -1/+9Pretentious much?
- HastyNameChoice, on 05/12/2008, -2/+10Buried for not being able to spell 'buried'.
- inactive, on 05/12/2008, -0/+7TC/IP? lol
Missed the humor, too. - mmccarthy, on 05/12/2008, -1/+8I shouted to a couple of them, we'll see if they weigh in ... (:D)
- mmccarthy, on 05/12/2008, -3/+12I know a couple of people who would disagree but since it's not my area of expertise I'll reserve judgment (smile)
- Grimdotdotdot, on 05/12/2008, -0/+7That's *****. The very first bulletin boards were web 2.0, were they?
- inactive, on 05/12/2008, -0/+7Inductance is futile!
- jstad, on 05/12/2008, -1/+9I welcome all disagreements. :)
- LittleDas, on 05/12/2008, -0/+6Web 2.0 is a buzzword. It doesn't have a precise meaning.
to quote the wikipedia article
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- familynight, on 05/12/2008, -1/+7It's nothing personal and probably just my bias against the web *.0 labels, but that sounds asinine and worthless. What's the point?
- AngelBunny, on 05/12/2008, -2/+8can anyone provide a mirror please? -thnx
- circaxxxx, on 05/12/2008, -0/+6It'll be funny decades from now when we realize numbering something as constantly progressing as the Web is a bad idea. Web 28 is going to be awesome.
- Dejital, on 05/12/2008, -0/+7You must be new to Digg.
- aydoubleyou, on 05/12/2008, -0/+7Well said Darkhacker, well said. I agree entirely.
I think I really just miss the 90's all together. Such a great decade. :( - DigitAl56K, on 05/12/2008, -1/+7Campaign: Stop putting version numbers on the web!
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