December 15th, 2006
Web 2.0 = When the back button doesn't work
At his ZDNet Testbed blog, David is soliciting input for the top ten differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. He also posits his own definition:
…when people ask me what Web 2.0 is, a lot of times, I say "It's when the back button doesn't work! (something that usually works with Web 1.0… but not always). The other thing I say is that I don't think there's a trade or service mark on "Web 1.0."
By that meager defintion, an AJAX page would define Web 2.0. I am happy to go along with Tim O'Reilly's latest crack at defining the concept, but let's just get on with the innovating the Web as opposed to lexicographical exercises. That said, it will interesting to see if anyone can come up with a better way of capturing how the Web is transforming before our eyes or pointing out where the gaps to making the next leap exist.
Dan Farber, editor-in-chief of CNET News.com, has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
