Comments on: Not Just The Web

By: Long Tail Software | Front Office Box

Long Tail Software | Front Office Box — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:01:00 +0000

[...] Not Just The Web (chrisbrogan.com) [...]

By: Demystifying Social Media for companies « Alexander van Elsas’s Weblog on new media & technologies and their effect on social behavior

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:27:35 +0000

[...] to acknowledge what it is. It’s all about interaction. Or, as Chris Brogan writes nicely, web 2.0 is a 2-way web. Being there is isn’t good enough. Exposing your brand isn’t either. You are not [...]

By: Ruud Questions: Alexander van Elsas | Search Engine People | Toronto

Ruud Questions: Alexander van Elsas | Search Engine People | Toronto — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:19:11 +0000

[...] is why I like Chris Brogan’s take on it. Web 2.0 is a 2-way web. (Ruud: I’ve also talked with Chris – here’s the interview with Chris [...]

By: Are We Following The Wrong People? | Regular Geek

Are We Following The Wrong People? | Regular Geek — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:30:23 +0000

[...] lists? Let me first give you some of the context of my thinking. First I was reading a post from Chris Brogan and a quote jumped out: When asked to define “Web 2.0,” I usually just shortcut and say it’s [...]

By: It’s a race to see who will win first – Social Media or repression - WinExtra

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:17:56 +0000

[...] In a post about something else last week Chris Brogan wrote the following which I think crystallizes one part of my thought When we think of how the web has changed this, we think about our ability to have a voice and express ourselves. When asked to define “Web 2.0,” I usually just shortcut and say it’s the two-way web. It’s our ability to shoot back that makes it interesting. [...]

By: Jaq @ SEO Results

Jaq @ SEO Results — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:41:35 +0000

Good grief, the links off this post to the story and beyond led to loads of interesting stuff! GPS is key to this autopilot board they’re promoting, and it is really cool to see an enthusiasts’ passion culminate in a working, viable product, albeit in an extremely niche, hobbyist type market.

Danny’s comparison to WordPress works for me, I can not agree more. There are loads of really passionate people doing awesome stuff with WordPress, and it’s growing versatility is truly amazing.

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:00:57 +0000

Isn’t this what Open Source has been doing for years, though?

Look at the Wordpress community – the amount of plug-ins that are released every day show that if you have something worth sharing, and do it, you’ll get the users.

By: Steve Nimmons

Steve Nimmons — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:55:10 +0000

Some of the power of Web2 is removal of hierarchy (although I would also argue a counterpoint that Web2 is creating its own hierarchy). I have something of a theory that the ‘Web2′ power brokers are becoming the new ‘A&R’ men spotting and promoting talent in the digital pool.

Back on point :-) – self-belief and availability of ‘reinforcing’ examples of others’ success is a great motivator. This is where Web2 has really revolutionised the ‘opportunity space’…

By: Julien

Julien — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:25:58 +0000

Nice one, but Chris Anderson from TED is a different guy than the Wired or Long Tail guy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(TED)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(writer)

By: Sue Murphy

Sue Murphy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:16:15 +0000

I suppose it’s a sort of “if you build it, they will come” approach but with a good twist. Anderson did not start this business because he wanted to make a quick buck. The business grew out of his passion for this type of technology. Therefore, everything he put into it had genuine intention behind it. The community grew out of a shared passion – he had the ability to seek out those people who wanted to be involved with this stuff.

This is a good lesson for those of us who are out here trying to build successful businesses and an excellent reminder of where our intentions should lie. Thanks for sharing this.