Archive for February 24th, 2006

Fred at WeBreakStuff points out what happens when using Flickr and something goes wrong. We don’t get an error message. Instead, we get,  ‘Flickr is having a massage’. A human voice is speaking here.
It’s refreshing to know that some of the most succesful web 2.0 companies are the ones that aren’t taking themselves too seriously. Since when did we all stop talking like people anyway?

I agree completely with Steve Rubel’s post entitled Ri.dic.u.lous. There are so many social bookmarking services out there now – let it go guys. Del.ico.us might not be the first, the most graphically appealing, or even the best social bookmarking site out there. But it’s the standard. The race has been won.
When it comes to web 2.0 services, it’s definitely time to see some more innovative ideas outside the social bookmarking arena. You only need one social bookmarking app. It’s time to see more services like last.fm (for music), zillow (for real estate), or even extratasty (for alcohol).
Everything is RSS-able or ajax-able these days. Rather than being social bookmark manager #4,523 (to quote Steve), why not be #1 in something that hasn’t been done yet?