That sounds about right.
Web 2.0 doesn't have to mean flashy bits and, as Dan says, it's a means to
deliver many of the inclusive and user-focussed elements that so many of us
have wanted for so long.
For one cultural sector (libraries, I'm afraid) take on all this, see my
recent piece in Ariadne - http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue45/miller/ - and the
follow-up white paper from Talis -
http://www.talis.com/downloads/white_papers/DoLibrariesMatter.pdf.
From our perspective at Talis, one of the most powerful capabilities we gain
from everything-Web 2.0 is an ability to finally gain a real ability to
unlock the wealth of content we all continue to insist upon stuffing into
proprietary silos.
Many of the technologies behind Web 2.0 actually *are* pretty mature and
stable. It's the ways in which they're being brought together that are new
and compelling.
Paul
On 1/2/06 12:20, Dan Zambonini wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I think it's interesting how the 'Web 2.0' moniker can mean different
> things to different people.
>
> A lot of people will see the flashy mash-ups, podcasting, etc as the
> definition of 'Web 2.0', but to me 'Web 2.0' is about achieving the
> things (that Nick touched on) that many of us have been yearning for
> during the years of excess:
>
> + Create simple, specific applications/websites, not 'one stop shops'
> + Create open interfaces, build on standards; think less about 'rights'
> + Put the user first (e.g. folksonomies over taxonomies, feedback in
> interfaces, etc)
>
> So, to me, the mash-ups and syndication are 'by-products' of Web 2.0's
> more focussed, user-centric approach. It enables them, but isn't the
> main point. I suppose it's evolved from the 'SOA' (Service Oriented
> Architecture) push that was hyped-up about 5 years ago, where everyone
> would provide a single, specialised, re-usable service. But thankfully
> Web 2.0 has also considered the user, not just the technology.
>
> It would be interesting to get people's thoughts on how they think
> Museums could take advantage of this approach.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Nick Poole
> Sent: 01 February 2006 12:05
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> Subject: Re: Electronic Museum news - Feb 2006
>
> Dear Tom et al,
>
> I think this raises a really interesting point. I think the last 12
> months or so has seen a
> maturing of our relationship with technology which places the emphasis
> on
> proportionate and stable technologies over cutting-edge toys.
>
> While I am all for Web 2.0, mashing up, syndicating, casting and
> flashmobbing, I still
> want to see a sector in which stable, well-designed websites offer
> simple user-
> focussed interactivity and services, and to be honest, I think this is
> what the majority of
> users want too.
>
> [snipped]
>
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