tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post114763953735811774..comments2024-03-24T10:38:16.997-07:00Comments on Geeking with Greg: Tim O'Reilly and defining Web 2.0Greg Lindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-14958142054683438332008-05-12T23:19:00.000-07:002008-05-12T23:19:00.000-07:00I hear a lot of discussion around defining Web 2.0...I hear a lot of discussion around defining Web 2.0; I think a simpler definition is better, such as “user-based collaboration and content generation.” There are a number of people who want a clear-cut definition on exactly what Web 2.0 is and everything that encompasses Web 2.0. This is analogous to asking for a list of every animal that exists now or has ever existed before they are willing to talk about dogs or buffalo. Even today new species are being discovered. If I may borrow the famous words of the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Steward, “I may not be able to find it, but I’ll know it when I see it.” Web 2.0 is still growing and evolving and this is why it is still so hard to define.<BR/><BR/>The biggest issue facing Web 2.0 is not technology. Most of the technology used in Web 2.0 has been around for quite some time. It is the application of this technology that is unique and challenging. Web 2.0 is analogous to the concept of democracy, elements of which have been around since before the ancient Greeks. The elements of democracy have evolved over time and been integrated into something far different than what the ancient Athenians would recognize. Similarly, the elements of Web 2.0 continue to evolve and are being integrated into something different.<BR/><BR/>Craig Tobias<BR/>Cisco SystemsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1147846981136320622006-05-16T23:23:00.000-07:002006-05-16T23:23:00.000-07:00I completely agree with you. Web 2.0 is all about ...I completely agree with you. Web 2.0 is all about harnessing people's collective intelligence. The tools are only important in so far as they support that objective.<BR/><BR/>However we can go further and extend Web 2.0 into the real world if we say that Web 2.0 is all about harnessing people's collective intelligence and resources.<BR/><BR/>Then we can includes P2P services like BitTorrent and political services like Meetup in the definition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1147704842817005602006-05-15T07:54:00.000-07:002006-05-15T07:54:00.000-07:00Yep - I've always stuck by that definition, which ...Yep - I've always stuck by that definition, which is why I wonder about single user ajax applications being lumped in with Web 2.0.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com