Explaining Web 2.0 To My Dad Pt 1
A couple of weeks ago, after too much Hoegaarden and killing time before going to see Femi Kuti at the Royal Festival Hall I had a conversation with my dad about what Web 2.0 is. Now, hes a pretty tech savvy and interested bloke so it was a good conversation but the result was that I realised maybe i didn’t have the clearest picture of what it is.
I started by trying to explain AJAX, collaboration, users improving the applications with their input, collective intelligence, web as a platform. I still don’t think i explained it adequately. The thing i struggled with was summing it in a catch sentence or phrase, especially with the wheat beer doing its thing.
So, i am going to try to write it all down and get a clear picture for my dad.
So, for starters, so definitions from people who should know.
Tim O’Reilly - Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as a platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform.
Eric Schmidt’s - don’t fight the Internet,
Actually, just go to this guys blog and check out what he has written for starters.
Review of the Year’s Best Web 2.0 Explanations
I’ll look at examining some of the best definitions and highlight the applications that fit the definition. I am going to start with don’t fight the internet, or maybe web as a platform.
Oh and dad, have a look at this whilst i’m thinking.
