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Web 2.0 Love Letter

Before the melodrama came the mush. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Web 2.0 Love Letter. A tad late for Valentines, but who cares?

Top Social Networks of 2006 Announced!

Here’s the Web 2.0 holiday treat brought to you by Mashable!: the Social Networking Awards 2006. Here are the winners (both “their” choices and “our” choices have been named):

Mainstream and Large Scale Networks: MySpace and Multiply
Widgets and Add-Ons: Slide.com and Zwinky
Social News and Social Bookmarking: Digg and Trailfire
Sports and Fitness: FanNation and Takkle
Photo Sharing: Flickr [...]

Social Networking Awards 2006 (by Mashable! and Photobucket)

This just in: Pete Cashmore of Mashable! is holding the 2006 Social Networking Awards. There are twelve categories and the winners will be announced on the 22nd at 4pm PST. As of writing there is no indication that the voting has ended so vote now! (Visit the website and you’ll be greeted with quick links [...]

The Best Explanations and Definitions of Web 2.0 for 2006

If you’re still clueless about Web 2.0 and the only thing you understand (?!) about it is the prevalence of its weird naming scheme, among other silly formulae and recipes I’ve mentioned, then you’ve been hanging out at Qwerky too much. As 2006 ends, let me point you to a round-up of the best explanations [...]

Web 2.0 Poetry

It’s the last form of mocking I would expect. Since when has anyone remotely associated with Web 2.0 been artistic, given all its naming schemes, color combinations, and typography?
Here are some excerpts from various Web 2.0 poems around the blogosphere:
Buzz!
by Paulo Ordoveza
Folksonomy. Always be launching. You need someone who gets it. We shall transcend borders. [...]