Mind expanding view of Web 2.0
Quoting from O’Reilly Radar
The other day, I was explaining to a reporter how I could be lumping in cellphones and the next generation of sensor networks into Web 2.0. “Well, Web 2.0 is really not just about the web. It’s really about the next generation of internet applications, and includes things like P2P file sharing and VoIP, which aren’t based on the web at all
This is cool, I never really looked at this way, but truth to tell, I think this is perfect. It would painting an incomplete picture if we were to ignore the significance of P2P networks (more specifically BitTorrent) and VoIP (more specifically Skype) on the evolution of the Internet. I have come across various estimates that put the P2P traffic of various kinds as accounting for about 40 % of the data transfered on various pipes on the net today (the number is from my memory and not quoted from any specific source)
Further, one should also consider the impact of Mobile devices – the likes of Sony’s PlayStation Portable, their upcoming Sony Mylo, Apple’s iPod, Nokia / O2’s Mobile Phones, Wi-Fi enabled Digital Cameras etc etc. All of these, are changing the way we use the internet in significant ways
It is perhaps a bit unfair to therefore call this revolution (with creative license) that we are seeing as Web 2.0. Perhaps, a better term is Net 2.0
O’Reilly Radar > Round 2: The Internet As Network of Networks
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