Web 2.0 is a popular topic, but how soon before somebody starts to talk about Web 2.1 or even Web 3.0? Who will be the first to say, 'Our product draws on the social networking capabilities of Web 3.0' We always talk about 'internet time' being so fast, yet it's taken us 10 years to get to Web 2.0. A quick Google search shows:
Web 2.0 - 9,230,000 results
Web 2.1 - 19,700
Web 3.0 - 38,300
Web 4.0 - 16,100
Looks like there is plenty of opportunity in Web 2.1 or Web 3.0. It reminds me of the scene from There's Something About Mary where Ben Stiller and Harland Williams discuss Harland's ideas for '7 Minute Abs':
Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs?
Ted: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video.
Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute... Abs.
Ted: Right. Yes. OK, alright. I see where you're going.
Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?
Ted: I would go for the 7.
Hitchhiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.
Ted: You guarantee it? That's - how do you do that?
Hitchhiker: If you're not happy with the first 7 minutes, we're gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's from "A" to "B".
Ted: That's right. That's - that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble, huh?
[Hitchhiker convulses]
Hitchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.
Ted: That - good point.
So folks let's start talking about Web 3.0: all the taste and satisfaction of Web 2.0 but half the calories.
Update: Jeremy Zawodny found a Web 2.1 conference.
Visitor Comments
Funny thing is, I just decided the other day to get people to start talking about the need for Web 2.1 - taking back the revolution for the people rather than big money. Check out my post on the topic and please let me know more of your feedbak. I did just read an interesting post from John Hagle that addresses the same thing - this next wave should be about the people and how easy the tools are for the average joe to use rather than focusing on the technology...
Posted by: Chris Heuer | September 29, 2005 3:08 PM
hahaha - NOT 6 MINUTE ABS! 7 MINUTE ABS! - love it.
Posted by: stephen ogrady | September 29, 2005 3:59 PM
Stephen:
Step into my office!
Posted by: Josh Hallett | October 3, 2005 11:33 AM
And, all because no one wants to admit it's all just dot-com mentality all over again. How sad.
Posted by: Jeremy Pepper | October 4, 2005 2:20 PM
and today almost 2 years later,
web2.0 - 236,000,000
web3.0 - 1,860,000
web4.0 - 159,000
web5.0 - 45,500
web6.0 - 44,500
So, the conclusion is exponential ! we can see Web2.0 is far more popular than 2 years ago and web3.0 begin to be popular too :-D
so funny
Posted by: prokium | August 2, 2007 11:18 AM
Health 2.0 is derived from the term Web 2.0, which implies a 2nd generation/release of the Internet.
The '2.0' part was established within computer programming - as a new edition of a an application is released, it is common practice for the programmers to add an incrementing number at the end of a program's name, to label the new version.
Web 2.0 implies the '2nd release' of the Internet, which of course is not based on anything concrete. The Internet being made up of millions upon millions of interconnecting computers running lots of various programs, but is more of a concept to describe the type of programs/applications/functionality one can now locate on the Internet.
The Internet was initially complied of mainly static pages of data. Soon to follow was email, web forums and chat rooms where discussions could take place. Web 2.0 refers to a trend on the Internet that saw a step forward in the way users conduct communicate over the Internet, which includes the use of blogs, videos, podcasts, wikis and online communities where people with common interests get together to share ideas, media, code and all types of information.
Web 2.0 technologies such as social networking, blogs, patient communities and online tools for search and self-care management look as though they will permanently alter the healthcare landscape indefinitely.
As with Web 2.0, there is a lot of debate about the meaning of the term 'health 2.0'. The Wall Street Journal recently attempted to define Health 2.0 as:
“The social-networking revolution is coming to health care, at the same time that new Internet technologies and software programs are making it easier than ever for consumers to find timely, personalized health information online. Patients who once connected mainly through email discussion groups and chat rooms are building more sophisticated virtual communities that enable them to share information about treatment and coping and build a personal network of friends. At the same time, traditional Web sites that once offered cumbersome pages of static data are developing blogs, podcasts, and customized search engines to deliver the most relevant and timely information on health topics.”
While this traditional view of the definition imputes it as the merging of the Web 2.0 phenomenon within healthcare. I personally believe it’s so much more. In my opinion, Health 2.0 goes way beyond just the permeant social networking technology to include a complete renaissance in the way that Healthcare is actually delivered and conveyed.
Source - http://rxpop.com/
Posted by: William Hill | January 11, 2008 2:55 PM