Web 2.0 vs Web 1.0
The definition of Web 2.0 is pretty convoluted. From a consumer standpoint it’s really the same old applications done in today’s technology with today’s bandwidth/computer requirements, so the following:
OS
Web 1.0 = Mac OS 9, Win 95/98
Web 2.0 = Mac OS X, WinXP, Ubuntu/Fedora Core Linux
Browser
Web 1.0 = Netscape Navigator
Web 2.0 = Mozilla Firefox
Email
Web 1.0 = Hotmail, AOL
Web 2.0 = Yahoo!Mail, Gmail
Instant Messenger
Web 1.0 = IRC, AIM/ICQ
Web 2.0 = Skype, Jabber, iChat, Google Talk
Search
Web 1.0 = Yahoo!
Web 2.0 = Google
News
Web 1.0 = News sites like CNN, BBC, etc
Web 2.0 = Same news sites but w/ RSS feeds and now blog sites
Homepages
Web 1.0 = Geocities
Web 2.0 = WordPress, Movable Type
Maps
Web 1.0 = Mapquest
Web 2.0 = Google Maps
Photo Service
Web 1.0 = Ofoto, Shutterfly
Web 2.0 = Flickr, Gallery
Groups
Web 1.0 = eGroups, eCircles
Web 2.0 = MediaWiki
Reference
Web 1.0 = Encarta
Web 2.0 = Wikipedia, Answers.com
Products that need to be “2.0″-ed include a web based Calendar, a better Evite service, a remix of eBay and Amazon, and there’s more I’m sure (essentially every vertical service).
Folks stuck in the 1.0 realm need to look at 3.0 versions of products or maybe the 2.0 step is necessary?
