Comments on: Web 2.0 – What’s the Next Wave? http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/ Drew Meyers Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Microkrediet http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-554920 Microkrediet Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:43:43 +0000 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/#comment-554920 Keep up the good work! Nice blog! Keep up the good work! Nice blog!

]]> By: Travis : Neighboroo http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-8948 Travis : Neighboroo Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:48:10 +0000 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/#comment-8948 Hey Drew, That's true, My experience is that community rankings are fresher and more relevant. I can choose which community ranks a site or article well versus a generic fit-for-all search. Also, while communities are more fickle, they are also more up-to-date now. Page-rank is fundamentally based on voting, but by site's content. I just think communities where motivated and *fair* individuals do the voting give even more useful results. Wouldn't be surprised if this gets baked into search. Hey Drew,

That’s true, My experience is that community rankings are fresher and more relevant. I can choose which community ranks a site or article well versus a generic fit-for-all search. Also, while communities are more fickle, they are also more up-to-date now.

Page-rank is fundamentally based on voting, but by site’s content. I just think communities where motivated and *fair* individuals do the voting give even more useful results. Wouldn’t be surprised if this gets baked into search.

]]> By: john harper http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-8904 john harper Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:58:05 +0000 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/#comment-8904 I want my Web 3.0 NOW! I want my Web 3.0 NOW!

]]> By: Drew Meyers http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-8872 Drew Meyers Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:45:01 +0000 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/#comment-8872 Travis- I'm not sure that I agree 100%. I think part of the Google-magic is that they <i>DO</i> use the community to improve search results. For instance, sites with lots of links from known authoritative sites are given higher rankings -- the people linking to sites is essentially giving the site a positive rating. But, that doesn't mean there is not room for improvement (there certainly is)! Travis-
I’m not sure that I agree 100%. I think part of the Google-magic is that they DO use the community to improve search results. For instance, sites with lots of links from known authoritative sites are given higher rankings — the people linking to sites is essentially giving the site a positive rating. But, that doesn’t mean there is not room for improvement (there certainly is)!

]]> By: NEIGHBOROO BLOG » Blog Archive » Finding a Home in the Future http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-8801 NEIGHBOROO BLOG » Blog Archive » Finding a Home in the Future Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:00:41 +0000 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/#comment-8801 [...] First, check out Patrick’s article and Drew’s (from Zillow) article on Web 2.0 and how it may apply to the real estate online experience. [...] [...] First, check out Patrick’s article and Drew’s (from Zillow) article on Web 2.0 and how it may apply to the real estate online experience. [...]

]]> By: Travis : Neighboroo http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-8792 Travis : Neighboroo Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:54:31 +0000 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/#comment-8792 Great article! My two cents on next wave... If you define UGC (user generated content) as community driven content and traffic that include users, developers and other websites, (e.g. Digg in essence creates meta data about community ranks to your site's articles), I think UGC will play a huge role in directing traffic. For many things, I value community votes more than results of a search engine. Let's say I type in "good deals for houses in California". I want stuff a community thinks is valuable over what Google Search returns, i.e. self-proclaimed "good deals". Great article! My two cents on next wave…

If you define UGC (user generated content) as community driven content and traffic that include users, developers and other websites, (e.g. Digg in essence creates meta data about community ranks to your site’s articles), I think UGC will play a huge role in directing traffic. For many things, I value community votes more than results of a search engine. Let’s say I type in “good deals for houses in California”. I want stuff a community thinks is valuable over what Google Search returns, i.e. self-proclaimed “good deals”.

]]> By: Hash http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-8790 Hash Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:31:06 +0000 http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2007/01/30/web-20-whats-the-next-wave/#comment-8790 There's a lot to cover here, but I'm going to hit on just the two that I find the most compelling: Social networks and blogging: I agree that people's online identities will be tied into their "own" platforms more and more. In a lot of cases this is a blog, but since the social networks are also offering these features that will suffice for many (most?) of the users. I think it's easy to forget how far advanced many of us in the technology space are compared to our much more normal friends and family. If they have a blog, it's likely that you set it up and talked them into it (at least it is for me). They don't follow the same conversations and arguments on platforms that we do, and they don't really care about the newest "cool tool". Mobile apps: This is huge, especially internationally like you said, it's only a matter of time before the usage picks up here in the US as well. The trick is to make applications usable and useful on this platform. Gmail and PayPal Mobile are two of the best that I've seen so far. Of all the things you mentioned, I believe the merging of the mobile space with the web apps we have now is going to be the most exciting. There’s a lot to cover here, but I’m going to hit on just the two that I find the most compelling:

Social networks and blogging:
I agree that people’s online identities will be tied into their “own” platforms more and more. In a lot of cases this is a blog, but since the social networks are also offering these features that will suffice for many (most?) of the users.

I think it’s easy to forget how far advanced many of us in the technology space are compared to our much more normal friends and family. If they have a blog, it’s likely that you set it up and talked them into it (at least it is for me). They don’t follow the same conversations and arguments on platforms that we do, and they don’t really care about the newest “cool tool”.

Mobile apps:
This is huge, especially internationally like you said, it’s only a matter of time before the usage picks up here in the US as well. The trick is to make applications usable and useful on this platform. Gmail and PayPal Mobile are two of the best that I’ve seen so far.

Of all the things you mentioned, I believe the merging of the mobile space with the web apps we have now is going to be the most exciting.

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