Web 2.0 Architecture of Participation

Web 2.0 Architecture of Participation
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Exactly! Here's a relevant quote (emphasis mine) from The State of Web 2.0 --

"The disconnect between the technicians and the architects and CTOs  seems to come particularly from the social aspect of Web 2.0.  It's this piece that often flips the “bozo bit” of technical people, who often have engineering background that demand explanations in terms of technology and often don't appreciate the social dimension.  Web 2.0 just doesn't have that technological bent other than liking Web services, Ajax, and radical decentralization, which bring the services, content, and rich experiences to mass audiences.  Web 2.0 is really a set of related forces, design patterns, and business models that are increasingly emerging onto the world stage.  And these elements frequently defy detailed technical quantification, despite Tim O'Reilly's consummately well written description of Web 2.0 last year.  It also has not helped that numerous folks have tried to co-opt the term for their own marketing and investment reasons, often without properly understanding what Web 2.0 is."

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