98 posts tagged web 2.0 bubble

A few days ago, I wrote about the commoditization of social networks or rather the social networking feature sets that currently make Myspace and Facebook so unique and neat. Pioneers in social networking like Friendster and Myspace introduced a new data and software architecture that, at the same

Well, the question is not that stupid. Still a couple of months ago I used to believe IT sector and especially Web 2.0 one would be a real haven for dampened investors who previously blew it by putting their money into complex financial warrants/securities and real-estate.

The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the fall of 2001 marked a turning point for the web. Many people concluded that the web was overhyped, when in fact bubbles and consequent shakeouts appear to be a common feature of all technological revolutions.

BoomTown was the first to put up the hugely popular spoof video called “Here Comes Another Bubble,” by the San Francisco-based Richter Scales. And, the first to report on the controversial story of it then being taken down by YouTube (GOOG), in a fight the group had with a local photographer, Lane

If the defining characteristics of Web 2.0 are “groundbreaking” Facebook widgets, easy access to dumb capital and haughty start-ups dangerously over-leveraged on other companies’ assets what (or who) will define the Web 3.0 epoch? The answer’s obvious isn’t it? Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff.

Here Comes Another Bubble - Hilarious Written by Ryan on May 7, 2008 One of the least satisfying bits about my job is watching would-be Internetpreneurs come up and attempt to pitch the Next Big Thing, which is just like the Last Big Thing, just renamed and re-domained - with a bit of reflection added to the logo.

I found this video rather amusing.

I found this video rather amusing.

There has been a ton of talk about Bubble 2.0, it started with Fred Wilson back in March of ‘05, was picked up by Vulture Central in Oct of the same year and has since since spawned everything from an official blog to a Wikipedia entry.

Why I am not calling my apps Web 2.0 anymore? 1. It’s silly! 2. Since every other guy calls his blog/youtube video site Web 2.0. 3. The time is just over. So ladies and gentleman let me be the first to day the Web 2.0 bubble has gone POP.