I started hearing about Web 2.0 about a year ago. Probably shortly after the first conference of the same name. Since then, when someone writes about it, O’Reilly is almost always mentioned because the company puts on the conference. But in reality, what is happening on the Web isn’t something called Web 2.0.
I wanted to write this article last summer, but there was little information on Web 2.0 and I didn’t understand enough to write one. Since then, numerous articles and blog entries have come out, so I thought it was time to try it again. When I started writing this article, I initially mentioned O’Reilly, Ajax, and all that stuff everyone talks about. I read too many articles and threw something together.
I asked Digital Web‘s Nick Finck for his opinion as I value his input. The guy straightened me out and I shocked him with a draft that took a 180 turn from the original. If you want to stay in the loop on this topic, I recommend following the writings of Richard McManus and Joshua Porter. The two are currently working on a book about this topic.
Anyway, here’s my take on this Web 2.0 bidness.
