Web 2.0 - Seth Godin's List of 937 Sites to Watch

Seth Godin Catalogs Top Web 2.0 Websites

If you are interested in learning more about the Web 2.0 trend, the best way to learn is perhaps by example.

Seth Godin's list of 937 site is certainly a fantastic way to start your research.

How can you "let people collaborate and share information online in a new way"?

Seth Godin's Web 2.0 Traffic Watch List on Alexaholic.com

Notes on vBSEO

• The vBSEO Team is working towards adopting Web 2.0 elements for our forum.

For Discussion

• Is Web 2.0 of interest to you? Have you done anything to move in this direction with your site?
• What can vBulletin do to be considered Web 2.0?

Source:
Seth Godin's Web 2.0 Traffic Watch List on Alexaholic.com
Seth's Blog: The Web 2.0 Traffic List

I obviously need to read this and find out what Web 2.0 is. I keep hearing it, but have no clue as to what it means.

Nevermind, that is just a list of sites. Somebody clue me in here, or point me toward a learning direction.

Excellent reference. Here is another one: SEOmoz's Web 2.0 Awards

Originally Posted by sportsoutlaw

Nevermind, that is just a list of sites. Somebody clue me in here, or point me toward a learning direction.

Web 2.0 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(A must read)

a site of mine will be on there soon

much more traffic than most of them

What's the URL?

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Originally Posted by AndyS

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I would be interested too.


@Topic: I'm very curious how you will mak vbseo more "web 2.0". Really looking forward to it!

I think it's an overrated buzzword to be honest.

A designer friend put it much nicer terms - web 2.0 being all about improving the user experience.

I'd forget about the buzzwords and focus on that aim

Well, I prefer the word "water" instead of "something you can drink and something the world consits to 71% of"

Here's how O'Reilly defines it by example:

In our initial brainstorming, we formulated our sense of Web 2.0 by example:

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"><tbody><tr> <th scope="col" align="right" width="200">Web 1.0</th> <th scope="col" align="center" width="59"> </th> <th scope="col" align="left" width="241">Web 2.0</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">DoubleClick</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>Google AdSense </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">Ofoto</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>Flickr</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">Akamai</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>BitTorrent</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">mp3.com</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>Napster</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">Britannica Online</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>Wikipedia</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">personal websites</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>blogging</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">evite</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>upcoming.org and EVDB</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">domain name speculation</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>search engine optimization</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">page views</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>cost per click</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">screen scraping</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>web services</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">publishing</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>participation</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">content management systems</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>wikis</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">directories (taxonomy)</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>tagging ("folksonomy")</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right">stickiness</td> <td align="center">--></td> <td>syndication</td></tr></tbody></table>

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napster? people use that?

Originally Posted by briansol

napster? people use that?

Yeah, itunes fits better.

* Gradient backgrounds
* Large colorful icons, often with reflections and drop shadows
* Large text (especially in comparison with the emphasis on very small text in earlier designs)
* Diagonal hatch background
* Glossy three-dimensional elements
* Apparently random highlights and call-outs in text

Looks almost like the description of an Apple computer OS Well IMO the web is always evolving, this is just a buzzword to describe some changes/ideas over the past few years to enhance user experience and usability. It's funny to see some sites changing their designs to meet these "requirements", for example SitePoint : New Articles, Fresh Thinking for Web Developers and Designers suddenly using gradients, drop shadow, larger text etc.

Related:
Technology News: Trends: What Does Web 2.0 Really Mean?