February 9, 2006
web 2.0 malarkey
So you’re trying to keep abreast of all this “Web 2.0″ malarkey.
Well, first be warned, there’s a lot going on, so be prepared to spend a lot of time digging. And I do mean “a lot”.
However if time is scarce, and you just want a comprehensive overview, I’d just read these sites for now:
Scoble.
Rubel.
Techcrunch.
Memeorandum.
Om Malik.
Doc Searls.
And I’m also liking Jeff Clavier a lot these days. He’s not nearly as well known as the other six, but I think he’s on to something. Ergo, I’m watching carefully.
Rock on.
So I’m going to link to my own essay on how I think the future of the web will evolve, but only because I think I’m right
http://www.alexkrupp.com/fourwebs.html
Thanks for this Hugh — there were a couple I didn’t have tracking yet…geez, I actually feel a little behind the times now…
“However if time is scarce, and you just want a comprehensive overview…” This is a job for… Squidoo-man! In the case of Web 2.0, that’s the alter-ego of bespectacled Joshua Porter. See:
http://www.squidoo.com/introtoweb20/
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