Friday, October 12, 2007

#15 On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0 ...

Personally I hate the term "2.0".

It doesn't matter if someone is talking about web 2.0 or library 2.0 - From the Model T Ford to the newest BMW 3 series, a car has always been called a car. Given the logic of calling things 2.0 surely we'd be up to at least car 97.0 by now.

The real development has been the Internet being available at high speeds almost anywhere around the globe and the ever increasing speeds of personal computers, these two things have allowed software developers to ever increase the userbility and reach of products.

Maybe 2.0 refers to the adoption of web technologies?... if so it should be called 'moving with the times'.

If this is a revolution now, I'd wonder what people will call what's happening on the Internet in 5 years time...

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