Posts Tagged ‘Web 2.0’

Social Bookmarking - just getting started?

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

A nicely written post from the Blog Herald on the rise of social bookmarking in 2006.  If you’re not familiar with what this term means, it’s time to get hip.  Social bookmarking was a very hot trend this year and by all reasonable estimates, it will continue to be a big factor in helping direct web surfers to content they’re interested in.  Expect SB services like digg.com and others to continue to quickly evolve their offerings as the battle for the social continues.

Report: Rise of the Participation Culture

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Here’s an interesting free trend report from a marketing company called Connecting the Dots about Web 2.0 and what it’s all about.  If you’re considering starting a new web community, this report will give you some valuable insight.  It’s well written with plenty of links and examples to help explain each point.  The report is available in “web” format with links or as a downloadable PDF document.