I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one confused/concerned (previous posts 1 and 2) about the term Web 2.0.
Tris Hussey points to an exchange between Jeneane Sessum (for) and Halley Suitt (against), and comes down on the for side.
If I have to pick, I’m still against. And not so much against the ideas as I am the hype potential.
It’s not that I don’t understand the concepts that are being included under the Web 2.0 term. Or even disagree that many of the changes in the online world that have and are occuring as a result of "social media" are as revolutionary as they are evolutionary.
I just have an inherent dislike of labels. I also see too much old-style jockeying for position, influence and prestige (A-list anyone?) to believe that companies won’t use this label to hype products that really aren’t revolutionary or even evolutionary. Things have changed, but not as much as (yes) the hype would have us believe.