Around the blogs – 29 May 2006
I may not be famaliar with all this Web 2.0 malarky, however it has made Cork the centre of the blogosphere of late and the discussion has spread to one or two of the blogs around this neck of the woods. A brief history. In 1999 some guy came up with the term Web 2.0. But in 2003 some other guys decided to claim it as their own by putting a patent on it, They wanted to turn it into their own Service Mark. (SM). Anyway, all of a sudden, they decided to send angry letters to a non-profit group called IT@Cork and all hell broke loose after that. (see comments in linked post) Two things that riled people up is (a) the goons that sent the solicitors letter did not come up with the term “Web 2.0″(see previous link) and (b) The whole idea of Web 2.0 is that the internet should become more accessible to everyone. Sticking a service mark on the term Web 2.0 would allow only one company use the term when organising events, exhibitions and conferences.
If one could explain it in three or so lines, Web 1.0 was a time when you just surfed pages on the internet, whereas Web 2.0 was the internet of user interaction, blogging, podcasting, and encyclopedias where the ordinary man on the street could write an entry.
And if I am completely wrong in my understanding, it won’t be long before I am corrected.
Anyway, that is a brief explanation of the history of Web 2.0 as I see it, the Advanced Technology Products Interactive Blog, based in Limrick is following the developments, as is most other blogs who write about technology. Anyway, just also to let those interested know that said local blog has been added to our list of permenent links to Local bloggers.
Other stuff on the local blogs today:
- The NewsWire is following a story of a gangland shooting in Dublin City.
- Irish weather – in Irish from Braz.
- The Dossing Times voises is distain at a story on abortion which appeared in yesterday’s Sunday Times.