I’m in total agreement with Fred Wilson who writes that Jason Calacanis’ definition of Web 3.0 is nonsensical visioning. Of course, I think the term Web 2.0 is also nonsense. But even if I actually thought that some web-dot-number would help people gain understanding of the evolving potential of the web (rather than something that confuses them even more), I’d still think Calacanis’ definition is nothing more than spam for his latest startup. Enough, already. Hype is not insight.
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October 4th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
[...] While Dave is a little more blunt in pointing out the main “idiot“ responsible for the most recent attempt to game the new system by proclaiming what Web 3.0 is all about; which is incredibly stupid when the whole concept of Web 2.0 is questionable to begin with. On the one hand we have Rex Hammock who thinks that Web 2.0 is nothing but nonsense and then on the flip side there is Stowe Boyd who suggests that while we might have inklings of what Web 3.0 might it doesn’t include the inane ramblings of someone like Jason Calacanis using the terminology to flog his newest shiny thing. [...]
October 4th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
[...] Scanning our Techmeme feed this morning, we saw that VC Jason Calcanis at Sequoia Capital did everyone a favor and wrote the official definition of Web 3.0, setting off a flurry of comment around the blogosphere. The discussion and its offshoots are interesting reads. Web 3.0 is defined as the creation of high-quality content and services produced by gifted individuals using Web 2.0 technology as an enabling platform. [...]