joshkim.org » features http://joshkim.org Be Awesome Instead // Essays by Josh Kim Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:27:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Confusing Features for a Company http://joshkim.org/2007/02/15/confusing-features-for-a-company/ http://joshkim.org/2007/02/15/confusing-features-for-a-company/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:10:16 +0000 joshkim http://www.joshkim.org/2007/02/15/confusing-features-for-a-company/ Continue reading →]]> The Web 2.0 Myth

So well put, I should print it out and paste it on my wall. This one line just made me want to shout it from the rooftops:

These entrepreneurs confuse a feature for a company.

Freaking yes. I hate “Web 2.0″. Not just how the phrase came to be the quintessential phrase of my type of people, but I’m talking about the endless trash that Michael Arrington gets to cover on a day to day basis.

Seriously, if the idea is to make your own Digg + Flickr + Del.icio.us + Advertising, you need to go back to the drawing board. Not only is that silly, it’s doable RIGHT NOW with the help of… ugh… I have to say it… the “Web 2.0″ mantra of having open APIs. If it isn’t doable now, trust me, it will be.

So, as for me, it’s continuing to hiding in the bushes and taking notes, while silently honing my skills and looking out for the killer team of coding ninjas.

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