May
1
In a posting to a mailing list I've recently joined (Web4lib), Tim Spalding of LibraryThing fame hopped in to a discussion on Web 2.0 and what it means to libraries...and how libraries are abusing these technologies. Either way, the silly yet factual statement he makes breaks up the conversation quite well:
In the overall discussion, technology focused professionals in the library genre are trying to dispell the overly magical powers that our "Web 2.0" applications can grant us mere mortals. Libraries are springing up with blogs, wikis, and RSS feeds simply to use them, but not really thinking over how it will benefit the user -- something that many sites are guilty of (ours is beyond behind the times, so I'm not guilty of that, just many other things -- new site is in the works, finally).
I don't think Web 2.0 is a fad, but it's clear the *term* has jumped
the shark when the media starts talking about powerful marijuana as
"Pot 2.0":
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18310976/
Of course, everything will change when we have Pot 3.0, the Semantic Pot.
In the overall discussion, technology focused professionals in the library genre are trying to dispell the overly magical powers that our "Web 2.0" applications can grant us mere mortals. Libraries are springing up with blogs, wikis, and RSS feeds simply to use them, but not really thinking over how it will benefit the user -- something that many sites are guilty of (ours is beyond behind the times, so I'm not guilty of that, just many other things -- new site is in the works, finally).
