Apparently web 2.0 has already hit and we are basking in its sunlight. Whilst this may be true, it feels more like a mild day and a few clouds have cleared. To be honest I think Web 2.0 received much more hype and attention than it ought to have. Don’t get me wrong, when I believe it has truly arrived I will be out on the deck chair basking in it I just don’t think we have quite gotten there yet. It’s hard to know whether some web adaptations have come about because of this web 2.0 or because of natural web evolution. After all, isn’t web 2.0 just that?
In terms of mainstream usage which affects practically everybody on the internet, I really don’t recall seeing that much come out of Web 2.0 other than RSS and different usages of tagging; seen in services like flickr, social bookmarking and media services like digg, del.icio.us etc. Then you have mybloglog, myspaces and other social network sites. These are all fantastic, I love and use all of these any many more. But, is that really it?
Tagging
Tagging has undoubtedly changed the way
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