Comments on: Why I Don’t Buy Into The Web 2.0 Death

By: jason

jason — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:37:37 +0000

Great point Ameeba.

By: Ameeeba

Ameeeba — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:26:08 +0000

Great post with many valid comments as well.

There are too many doom & gloom mongerers out there for my liking. We all know that there will never be a slowdown / downturn in innovation!! What we need is for people to re-educate themselves on more important things. We need to work on how to get to ‘funding 2.0′ and ’spending money properly 2.0′ which are just as important for people to get right.

By: reso

reso — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:12:23 +0000

Another thing to note is the generalization that is made on all the economies. US and Europe are going through trouble, but there are many other countries where things are not bad and there are still large gaps to be filled (china, india..). There are enough opportunities and this is the time to take the plunge and capture the market and build a portfolio (when the bandwagon is looking the other way).

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:34:11 +0000

I think what will happen is Web 2.0 will be realized for the craze it is, companies who actually have something real to offer will survive, but they are few and far between.

The web is a wonderful medium for sharing information and shopping. It ends there. Some things, actually MOST things, require a real application dedicated to doing them and designed to do them well, which doesn’t have the overhead of requiring a network connection or server.

Having to do everything in my web browser does nothing but piss me off and make me go elsewhere for productivity. I will use the web for information, it stops there.

By: SherwinNero

SherwinNero — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:20:33 +0000

I agree with Jason. I don’t think that web 2.0 is dead. It’s just facing a minor setback due to the recent economic crisis. I also believe that web 2.0 is a solid base for what’s to come; like semantic web. Which at the core is essentially a web 2.0 base.

By: Henrik Kryger Pallesen

Henrik Kryger Pallesen — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:06:08 +0000

Of course nothing is dead, but timing is as crucial for the adoption of great ideas as the “greatness” in the idea in it self. And right now timing might just be very wrong for even the greatest ideas – unless you can implement your idea for free or out of your own pocket money.

World class public companies trade for less than their book value, so why should our great ideas be appreciated any higher by the money men during the current turmoil.

If you need funding (as my company does) I recommend you learn to hibernate as quickly as possible until the current financial winter thaws. Those that survive will probably come out stronger in the end.

By: Johhnnnnny

Johhnnnnny — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:37:46 +0000

You’re right Allan. Innovation will make it through. It’s too early for tech stocks to be tumbling, taking a bite out of the spirit of innovation.

By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:04:39 +0000

Certainly different industries will suffer varying degrees from the economic downturn. The Web will keep changing and growing with time regardless of what you call it. Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, the Semantic Web – we’re all collectively going to innovate or shape our companies and technology as we see fit according to our visions. Those who build great products and services will win regardless of the market environment.

By: mr. sin

mr. sin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:56:38 +0000

it’s a great comment. I just added you to my rss for this one.

By: dotDavid

dotDavid — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:59:53 +0000

It’s true, anytime something supposedly big happens, a gigantic wave of hypers blow it out of proportion….not to say this isn’t a time of serious financial uncertainty….but this is simply consistent with the web 2.0, blogging nature. I’m with Jason

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By: Dale

Dale — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:36:41 +0000

Everybody wants to be the first to point out the end of a trend.

By: JohnathanP

JohnathanP — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:23:05 +0000

Fuckin spot on. I’m sick of these band wagon pricks who are looking for Web 3.0. Web 2.0 is everything after Web 1.0, the first crack at the internet.