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'Web 2.0' Most Popular Wikipedia Entry

Posted by Zonk on from the we-have-to-pay-oreilly-for-using-the-term-here dept.

theodp writes "It came as no surprise to Tim O'Reilly that Nielsen BuzzMetrics found 'Web 2.0' the most cited Wikipedia article of the year (as measured by blog mentions). After all, says Tim, 'the Wikipedia article on Web 2.0 is indeed pretty darn good.' IIRC, the Web 2.0 Trademark Scandal was also good for a citation or two. BTW, the material in the article crediting O'Reilly & Co. with originating the term 'Web 2.0' was first contributed by '209.204.147.33', which is coincidentally an O'Reilly IP address."

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  1. Re:Bullshit Bingo by Billosaur · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's just buzzword (or bullshit) bingo.

    Otherwise known as marketing... Because ultimately that's all Web 2.0 is: a marketing gimmick. Somehow, you're still using Web 1.0, when here stands the bright new, shiny, multi-functional Web 2.0. It's still all servers running software, just with different software. There's nothing ground-breaking or earth-shattering here, like the first vestiges of a global AI consciousness springing full-blown. This smacks of all those "Upgrade to AOL *.0" campaigns of yesteryear.

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  2. Re:Web 2.0 by Basehart · · Score: 2, Informative

    Thanks Rik - you saved the day (sheesh, talk about kicking a link when it's down):

    link

  3. Re:Wikipedia is amazing by markwalling · · Score: 2, Informative

    i changed the wp keyword search in firefox to be http://www.google.com/search?q=site:en.wikipedia.o rg+%25s. i find mediawiki's search engine kinda clunky

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  4. incest by peter303 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Wikipedia is a Web 2.0 application due to its collaborative nature.