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This is a draft of the first part of my chapter on the rise of blogging. The book is intended for general readers, not technorati, so bear that in mind. Too technical still? Not technical enough? Just so that the uninitiated can get through this chapter, blog is short for web log. That  3 comments  blogs, web 2.0  Account Director, author, consumer technology magazine, distribution media, editorial assistant, Handheld PC, Internet Usage study, internet users, online account, online bookmarks, online diaries, online journals, print media, printing, really good writer, technology conferences, technology freelancer, web log, What Laptop, writer, youtube Thanks to Drew B for drawing my attention to a fantastic article about blogging in New York magazine. The gist of it is that while blogs can earn money for writers, it’s not very likely. There are a number of issues, but the key is the number of inbound links. A large site with a staff can produce Continue reading Another get-rich-quick scheme foiled The signs of Web 2.0 are clear. Look for some aspect of community collaboration, of user-generated content, of the ability to customise the content, of a desktop-like application experience. But why exactly should we care? In the words of a BusinessWeek headline on June 5, 2006, why is that “Web 2.0 Has Corporate America Spinningâ€? Users benefit An amusing tirade against some of the worst failings of some of these Web 2.0 startups. On a related note, I just spoke with Roger Greene, the CEO of Ipswitch, who make the venerable and highly rated FTP client ws_ftp. He told me he thought it was fairly clear that a lot of these companies are launched Marc Fawzi criticises digg for creating crowd-as-bull behaviour. When he published a story that reached digg’s front page, he got 33,000 hits to his site in the first 24 hours, becoming the number one site on WordPress for 16 hours. The digg crowd acted like a mob, but not a smart one. Marc’s admiration for “the wisdom of crowds” took Paul Graham, one of the most level-headed and insightful commentators on this subject, analyses O’Reilly’s essay (post below) and ends up agreeing that the “2.0″ label is unfortunate since what we’re describing is not so revolutionary after all. It’s more of a question of learning from the mistakes of the past and putting much more focus |             | |||
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