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[Allan Benamer]

Ummm when I use Web 2.0 terms, I basically go off Tim O'Reilly's
understanding of it over at:

http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

As far as he's concerned (and yes, I know Wikis predate the term), Wikipedia
is the epitome of Web 2.0. Think of it this way -- art deco as a term for a
particular class of art objects didn't exist until the 60s despite the fact
that the objects in question were made in the 20s and 30s.

Anyway, I'm eagerly waiting for the revival of Wikimedia statistics
gathering!

On 10/3/07, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/3/07, Matthew Britton <matthew.britton at btinternet.com> wrote:
> > Also, easy on the buzzwords. Wikipedia's success does not stem from
> > shiny Ajaxey features. Wikis predate Web 2.0 by some time.
>
> Depending on who you're talking to Web 2.0 alternatively means
> user-exploitative^wcontributed content, or even the fast-and-lose
> handling of copyright which so often goes with it.
>
> I think it's terrible to call those things "Web 2.0", while AJAX makes
> sense... but people are doing it. ::shrugs::
>
> There is also a very .. um.. interesting video on Wikiversity about
> Web2.0 which spends most of its time talking about free content
> licenses and doesn't mention AJAX at all ;), all while using a
> soundtrack which is most likely a copyright infringement. ;)
>
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