My definition of the Web 2.0
Two weeks ago, I posted what is my definition of Web 2.0 COMPANIES. I just came up with my own (bloggers like redefining everything) of the Web 2.0:
“The Web 2.0 is what the Internet is as you’re reading this very sentence.”
I like the Web 2.0 expression: it’s pretty convenient to use since many people speak that language. Ouriel Ohayon, an editor at TechCrunch France, blogger and VC in Israël (see my blogroll), had another definition, more geeky and in my view by far too complicated: “web 2.0 = UGC (user generated content)+ high speed internet techno+ sharing/collaborating”.
I actually agree with Ouriel on the way he calls the Web 2.0 “The New Web”. What I indeed mean with my rather mainstream definition “the Web 2.0 is what the Internet is right now” is exactly this: there used to be an Internet, before the bubble burst and everybody (venture capitalists, consumers, the media, politicians, etc. but the entrepreneurs that have succeeded most since then) left the industry and started to look down on it. The Internet was a one-to-many tool, without interaction. 5 years later, it is just another story: the Internet is what you actually make of it. It has re-focused on providing quality platforms to Internet citizens who find ways of using these best.
What about you? How would you define the Web 2.0 – especially if you’re unlike me not so happy with this expression?
Links:
- I don’t believe there’s a Web 2.0 bubble, although I acknowledge valuations are a probably too..let’s say, optimistic.
- A little chart I had devised to understand better the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0.
- For techies only: Master
YodaTim O’Reilly’s article entitled “What is Web 2.0: Design Patterns & Business Models for the Next Generation of Software“. Frankly, the best article I’ve read in a while. Highly recommended.
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