Just in case you missed it over at TechCrunch earlier this month, Michael Arrington hosted a 24-minute documentary entitled, "What is Web 2.0?"
In the video Arrington conducts conversations with 13 Web 2.0 CEOs about what Web 2.0 is, whether we're in a bubble, what business models work, what is the role of publishers, and how important and how large is the early adopter crowd, along with other issues related to user adoption trends and technology. For certain, Web 2.0 is about technologies such as Ajax, Mash-Ups, Flash, Tagging, and open source applications. But mostly Web 2.0's central focus is user participation.
Participants included Joe Kraus (Jotspot), Scott Milener (Browster), David Sifry (Technorati), Auren Hoffman (Rapleaf), Chris Alden (Rojo), Jonathan Abrams (Socializr), Aaron Cohen (Bolt), Jeremy Verba (Piczo), Steven Marder (Eurekster), Matt Sanchez (Video Egg), Godhwani (Simply Hired), Keith Teare (edgeio), and Michael Tanne (Wink).
If you missed the documentary, you can view it below courtesy of Photobucket:
There is also an engaging discussion on What Is Web 2.0 going on over at jobster blog.
Ironically, the topic won't be on the top of the agenda at the Web 2.0 Conference, held November 7 - 9 in San Francisco, this year as thought leaders and technologists are more interested in predicting what will happen when we reach Web 3.0.
What's your definition of Web 2.0? Is it important for all types of companies to adopt some aspect of what defines Web 2.0 in order to have a successful business nowadays?
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Recent Comments | 6 Total
August 23, 2006 at 1:52am by Joanna Pena-Bickley
Web 2.0 is tuning in to web 3.0 content is king and the generation of content is now turning into a competitor to the agency model.
August 23, 2006 at 10:25am by Dave
Aren't we just entering web 2.0? We haven't yet mastered it. Maybe we are just nearing web 2.1 with broadband enabled, mobile, user-generated movements. I believe web 3.0 hasn't even been imagined yet. I think it will have to cross some fundamental barrier of creativity... biologically embedded networking...or something truly disruptive.
Dave
August 23, 2006 at 12:31pm by Francis Wu
To me, Web 2.0 is the Cluetrain Manifesto applied to Web businesses. It's making use of contributions from an increasingly networked and empowered user base. People focus too much on the technology and design behind Web 2.0, but granted, it has been its enabler and catalyst. However, I think it's more about a renewed focus in business philosophy: treating your customers with the respect that they deserve.
August 23, 2006 at 4:03pm by scott brooks
It is interesting. I think that web 2.0 will come to the forfront when the mainstream business community will adpot the technologies and communities and adopt the mind change that goes along with this new role.
to many web2 technologies are not filling real needs. There is some neat technology but many don't solve a business problem. Watch for this technology to be filtered beyond the early adopters. Early adopters are just the beginning of the wave.
Cheers
Scott
August 24, 2006 at 10:37am by sam
while I also think web 2.0 is just a marketing term, I do think these new web business have something to offer that web1.0 didnt.. a good example would be friendster vs myspace
I even see ebay with the aquisition of skype as more of web 2.0 website. for a bubble not to happen these 2.o business need to come up with something thats not just cutting edge technology wise but cutting edge in what people need and will use with ease, I still encounter alot of people not even familiar with Digg, Delicious, technorati, etc...i feel like web2.0 websites are popping left and right without really prepparing or informing the public what it means for me
August 25, 2006 at 4:11pm by Bill Seaver
I also think web 2.0 is just getting started (or at the very least has been getting started over the last few years). Web 3.0 doesn't seem like something that we'll really be able to define until web 2.0 is more widely embraced in the mainstream business communities. I recently tried to create some categories for web 2.0. I welcome feedback on these: http://microexplosion.blogspot.com/2006/08/six-categories-of-web-20.html