O’Reilly Network What Is Web 2.0

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But there’s still a huge amount of disagreement about just what Web 2.0 means, with … This article is an attempt to clarify just what we mean by Web 2.0. …

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O’Reilly Network: What Is Web 2.0
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What Is Web 2.0
Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation
of Software
by Tim O’Reilly
09/30/2005
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The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the fall of 2001 marked a turning point for the web. Many people
concluded that the web was overhyped, when in fact bubbles and consequent shakeouts appear to be a
common feature of all technological revolutions. Shakeouts typically mark the point at which an
ascendant technology is ready to take its place at center stage. The pretenders are given the bum’s rush,
the real success stories show their strength, and there begins to be an understanding of what separates
one from the other.
The concept of “Web 2.0″ began with a conference brainstorming session between O’Reilly and
MediaLive International. Dale Dougherty, web pioneer and O’Reilly VP, noted that far from having
“crashed”, the…