Franny asked what the heck I meant by Web 2.0. I don't know if it was a serious question or not, but here's a primer to the webs.
Web 1.0 (although nobody called it that) -- The Internet Bubble. Put up a website full of information for people to look at. Then, um... profit. That's what was supposed to happen anyway. Mosly we just transferred venture capital into the Housing Bubble. Nice one, guys.
Web 2.0 -- User Generated Content. Put up a web site, and then let the people fill it with information. Think Wikipedia and YouTube, but also Twitter and the LOLCat Bible Translation Project. In case that last one doesn't ring a bell, LOLCats are silly pictures of cats (usually) with pidgin sayings that make them ever so hilarious. At least they did for a moment, but they won't go away. I suppose that if you're 40 years old and still living in your mother's basement, sometimes you take a break from the porn and still need something to occupy your time.
Web 3.0 -- The Internet Becomes Self-Aware. Expect terminators to start showing up sometime next year. But don't worry too much. They'll still be running Windows and will need to reboot from time to time, completely forgetting what they were doing. The governor of Kahliforneeah will be very confused. The machines will end up being deported for lack of documentation. Good luck with that, Austria.
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2 comments:
Um I was kidding, but that was a more thorough explanation than I had rolling around my head, so thank you. When can we expect 3.0?
I kind of assumed you might have heard the term before, but I was having fun anyway. This blog has no point after all.
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