Comments on: Babble not Bubble 2.0*

By: Predictions for 2006 from an Indian perspective | Sumedh Mungee

Predictions for 2006 from an Indian perspective | Sumedh Mungee — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:39:45 +0000

[...] several factors (such as Google’s algorithm-driven approach to ranking relevancy and the Web2.0 bubble), content in 2005 is being treated as a mere commodity. 2006 will start to see a reversal of this [...]

By: Datenstroeme » Woraus besteht das Web 2.0?

Datenstroeme » Woraus besteht das Web 2.0? — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:33:41 +0000

[...] dabei vor allem, dass sie sich selbst gut vermarkten kann. Langsam wächst die Skepsis was an Babble 2.0 dran ist, dem grossen Gerede der Marketingleute von einem reformierten, besseren Internet. So [...]

By: ilker yoldas

ilker yoldas — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:24:15 +0000

@Zach Coelius. i totally disagree with you. the web 2.0 is not just a hype made by a bunch of people.. we already know what internet is about and what it is capable of doing in the future. back then it was a new thing that made it a technology driven boom.. with web 2.0 there is nothing revolutionary.. just some fancy buttons and more usability, thats all! oh, and dont forget that the growing number of users is a fact measured with much more accurate tools today.

@Om Malik: a great read! someone posted this on my related blog entry, http://ilkeryoldas.blogspot.com/2006/12/web-20-another-dot-com-boom.html

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By: d r i v e l » Where is the Internet/Web 2.0 Going?

d r i v e l » Where is the Internet/Web 2.0 Going? — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:28:55 +0000

[...] In one sense, there are already those comparing Web 2.0 to the dot-com boom of the 90s. In fact there has been talk of a “Web 2.0 bubble” (or babble?) and some already predicting its bursting. Normally I tend not to agree with these folks, as most of the Web 2.0 products I have seen so far seem to be developed by a relatively small number of people with a relatively small amount of money, not necessarily aimed at going super-public as quickly as possible. Then again, I sure hope no one invested in Fuzzster…that might be a bad sign. But hey, if there’s a market, I guess more power to them. [...]

By: Om Malik on Broadband : » Even in Web 2.0 Scale & Size Matter

Om Malik on Broadband : » Even in Web 2.0 Scale & Size Matter — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:14:55 +0000

[...] As part of my virtual visit to Les Blogs, I recorded a video which discussed these issues briefly. What worries me the most is “the me-too nature of the companies,” features posing as products and eventually companies and what not. These are signs of what could be excessive froth, as Louis points out. (Steven Borsch has a good post on this as well!) [...]

By: BrianShih.com » On Web 2.0: Where are we going?

BrianShih.com » On Web 2.0: Where are we going? — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 02:06:37 +0000

[...] Look, no one is happy about the name. Even Scoble hates the name, but the word in everyone’s mind is “bubble”. Is Web 2.0 leading us down the path that we traveled down in the late nineties? Om Malik sounds cautiously optimistic saying “so far it is not a bubble. But it can very quickly become one.” He continues, The recent frenzy to fund say five to-do-lists, or five video hosting sites or whatever. What we have is “Babble 2.0.�? We are talking about these new tiny-tots in breathless tones (I am guilty as charged!) and talking a lot… all the time. We are not asking the “show me the money questions.�? That is giving VC community some kind of a nervous tic, and an itch to invest …. as much as they can… now. I think the babble is leading to over investments, and hence the general sense of a bubble. [...]

By: BrianShih.com

BrianShih.com — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 02:06:00 +0000

On Web 2.0: Where are we going?

Look, no one is happy about the name. Even Scoble hates the name, but the word in everyone’s mind is “bubble”. Is Web 2.0 leading us down the path that we traveled down in the late nineties? Om Malik sounds cautiously optimistic say...

By: Steve Krause : Blog

Steve Krause : Blog — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:18:58 +0000

Where is the Pets.com of Web 2.0?

The question, Are we in another bubble? continues to circulate around the blogosphere. Recent answers are mostly flavors of no (for example, Scoble, Battelle, Malik). So let's ask the question, what would qualify as a yes? Measured by the

By: POP! PR Jots

POP! PR Jots — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 07:37:07 +0000

Do Web 2.0 Companies Have Launch Parties?

They do, if they are Riya. They also buy too much swag, which really does not seem to be Web 2.0. Well, it is actually not just the launch party and swag that has me scratching my head in confusion - it is that the launch party seems to represent a r...

By: Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Is Web 2.0 a Bubble?

Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Is Web 2.0 a Bubble? — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 01:31:04 +0000

[...] 2: I’m not the only one asking if Web 2.0 is a Bubble. Here’s Om Malik of Business 2.0 magazine asking the same thing. Filed under: Blog Stuff,Entrepreneurial @ 4:27 pm # [...]

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:00:12 +0000

Funny, it was only yesterday when I blogged about how there is been recently some not so great – not so stupid funding being done. I do see some traits that show possibility that we are heading towards it. http://www.jaypatel.net/2005/11/another-suicide.html

By: Zach Coelius

Zach Coelius — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:33:01 +0000

I think John is right and wrong. This is not a “bubble�? like it was last time. No doubt. But “bubbles�?-that is self-reinforcing excitement among a group of people that cause them to do things they would not normally- are a naturally occurring phenomenon whenever there are lots of people doing the same thing. It is the nature of the beast. And whether John wants to admit it or not, there is certainly a self-reinforcing excitement out here. That excitement is causing lots of people to try and start companies who would not normally take the risk. And as a result of the new eco-system that John and you have pointed out, there are going to be some amazing successes. And as soon as the investors start noticing all the good stuff we are doing they will get excited as well. That is going to result in a “bubble�?. Or what it really ought to be called is the normal cyclical nature of business. We are on the way up again. So John’s right about the particulars and wrong about what it all means.

By: The Geek Guy Rants

The Geek Guy Rants — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:38:37 +0000

A long Lasting Bubble?

Umair at bubblegeneration makes a good point:
“Because, attention becomes scarce at the margins. Attention used to be like water for the media industry- cheap, plentiful, and pretty much available ubiquitously. Now it’s like oil- expensive, scarc...

By: The Geek Guy Rants

The Geek Guy Rants — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:33:41 +0000

Web 2.0 is a movement, not a bubble

Well I sure seem to be on a web 2.0 kick these days and the more I read the more I wonder if it is a bubble or a movement.
Stowe Boyd writes in “John Battelle on Building a Better Boom�?:

“….and the missionary zeal that seems to pervade the …

By: The Bay Area Is Talking

The Bay Area Is Talking — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:18:24 +0000

The Tower of Babble 2.0

It's funny, my boss e-mailed this story to me at about the same time as I saw this post from Om Malik, referencing John Battelle's story in the New York Times (free reg req) which argues that we're at the...