http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/08/31/is-social-software-too-social/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/08/31/is-social-software-too-social/comment-page-1/#comment-11914 The Zen of 2.0 » Publishing 2.0 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:20:00 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/08/31/is-social-software-too-social/#comment-11914 [...] There’s more inevitable debate over “social” software, Web 2.0, and 2.0ness in general. Is it really new? Is it a passing fad? Is it just for geeks? Does it help us get things done? Does it improve our lives? Has it jumped the shark? (Great commentary from Mathew Ingram, Kent Newsome, Stowe Boyd, Rob Hyndman, Mark Evans, Ryan Carson and, of course, Nick.) [...] [...] There’s more inevitable debate over “social” software, Web 2.0, and 2.0ness in general. Is it really new? Is it a passing fad? Is it just for geeks? Does it help us get things done? Does it improve our lives? Has it jumped the shark? (Great commentary from Mathew Ingram, Kent Newsome, Stowe Boyd, Rob Hyndman, Mark Evans, Ryan Carson and, of course, Nick.) [...]

]]> http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/08/31/is-social-software-too-social/comment-page-1/#comment-11808 Mathew Ingram Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:25:42 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/08/31/is-social-software-too-social/#comment-11808 I think you read me right, Rob. I agree with Nick (much as I hate to do that :-)) that social software a la Digg and del.icio.us and so on is fringe at the moment, but that doesn't mean it's a fad. I think you are right that we need to find ways of making these kinds of tools relevant to the average user, but in the end I think that will happen, and that social software broadly defined will be integrated into everyday Web life and into the services we all use and take for granted. I think you read me right, Rob. I agree with Nick (much as I hate to do that :-)) that social software a la Digg and del.icio.us and so on is fringe at the moment, but that doesn’t mean it’s a fad. I think you are right that we need to find ways of making these kinds of tools relevant to the average user, but in the end I think that will happen, and that social software broadly defined will be integrated into everyday Web life and into the services we all use and take for granted.

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