Comments on: Top 10 Reasons Why Versioning the Web is Silly

By: (b)log-in: harnessing the web’s second effect » Sean Finnegan

(b)log-in: harnessing the web’s second effect » Sean Finnegan — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:33:55 +0000

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By: Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips

Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:36:55 +0000

I think versioning the web just confuses people who may use all the web 2.0 features but not know that is what they are. It probably does help sell books and magazines, as they can come out with new publications every time there is a new "version" with features that people "must" learn about. ~ Kristi Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips´s last blog post..People Come Into Your Life For A Reason

By: bob ashley

bob ashley — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:35:36 +0000

I’ll go contrary-minded, to suggest that the term web 2.0 has enjoyed truck, a common currency that has proved quite useful to a lot of people. Leveling the challenge to find a good definition is a damp squib, not unlike challenging someone to define “friendship” or “love” or “community”.

I think the trouble is tags like web2.0 suffer a short half-life, beyond which they become threadbare, shopworn. Like “groovy”, really cool word…for awhile. It’s exacerbated when a word/term is embedded in the register of anything–especially technology–which is always on the wing. So we just create new vocabularies, which is what we’ve doing since the 11th century in the days of Saxons.

Evaluating language has never got anyone anywhere (especially the Grammar Police) because no one owns it and everyone makes and remakes it. Good thing, maybe, otherwise we’d still be speaking Anglo-Saxon.

bob

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:07:51 +0000

When I just see "WEB 2.0", it might as well had been "goo goo gaa gaa uga uga2.0". To me they make about us much sense. I suppose, like you say, if the whole world was in the know, it might have a little more meaning, but by that time it will just be called "the web" anyway. Scott´s last blog post..Motivationallessness

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:41:00 +0000

I agree, when you step back and look at it, it sounds ridiculous. Basically it just is the catchphrase of the time in the social media world and a way to sound like you know what you are talking about. I have to admit, I’ve used the term with my parents to make it seem like I’m more in the scene.

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:34:53 +0000

Hi Kim and Jamie, thanks for stopping by! Here’s something to think about: If the lack of a (near) universal definition for Web 2.0 is a reason not to use it, then how about a definition for social media?

Oh, and Jamie, your verbiage of “lick it” was caught by Akismet, thinking you’re a sex spammer!

By: Social Media Maketing Vs Web 2.0 Marketing, BusinessWeek’s Big Mistake

Social Media Maketing Vs Web 2.0 Marketing, BusinessWeek’s Big Mistake — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:11:11 +0000

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