Internet: The Top 10 lies of Web 2.0

By fpp ⋅ 8-November-2006 at 1:39 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

The Technology Chronicles at SFGate.com have a nice short write up with their opinion on Web 2.0. They have created a list of Top 10 lies of the Web 2.0 that contains the following:

1. We learned our lesson last time.
2. This is not a bubble.
3. It’s all about community and sharing.
4. Online advertising will pay for everything.
5. These sites are so easy, my mother could use them.
6. The analysts are trustworthy now.
7. There’s no glut of social networks — young people are always up for trying something new.
8. Our site is still in Beta.
9. We’re different from all those other sites.
10. We look forward to working with our new partners at Google.

Read the full article at: SFGate.com

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