Web 2.i - It’s Time To Enter Beta
Elias Bizannes has written a post about the Web 2.0 era and what’s next. His post is titled It’s all still alpha in my eyes, and he’s issued a call out to get metarand’s views.
First up, I’d say it is high time we realized that Web 2.0 has entered beta - as Elias points out and as we saw at the recent Web 2.0 Expo, big business has entered the space - big time.
Secondly, I’d like to postulate that this beta version of the web should be called Web 2.i. Here’s why I’m adding the “i”:
* iPhone: I agree with Elias that the mobile web will be a big part of this next phase, that is, the mobile web as defined by the iPhone. This device has created a ripple that will radically alter the mobile pond;
* meshed data/presence: The “i” in dataportability will coalesce with the “i” in presence (go with me on this) to create a far more integrated individual web experience.
In short, I agree with the twitterquote from Dave Winer in Elias’s post: Web 2.0 is now over.
It’s time for Web 2.i…
[Pictures courtesy of bwr, saufnase]
Tags: Future, Mobile, Web 2.0, Web 2.i