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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. Web 2.0 = Hype by cephalien · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Even if it -wasn't- the most seen term on Wikipedia; it's going to be now.

    Why is this news?

    --
    If firefighters fight fire, and crimefighters fight crime, what do freedom fighters fight? - George Carlin
  2. Most viewed by arvindn · · Score: 3, Interesting
    The most viewed pages stats present a very different story. Ignoring wikipedia-related pages and recently featured articles, the top few are:

    Wii
    Sex
    World War II
    United States
    Christmas
    Deaths in 2006
    Naruto
    Sexual intercourse
    Pornography
    The Holocaust
    List of big-bust models and performers
    List of sex positions

    Sad.