Some thoughts on web 2.0 from someone closer to 50 than 20

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When this little black duck first discovered the wonders of HTML sometime in the early nineties, and started cranking out frame-based delights resplendant with their tiled backgrounds and spinning animated gifs, never could he have foreseen the direction this wonder called the web would take.

Whilst he’s embraced some of the wonders of the new generation of web technologies such as RSS, blogging, and he’s even been known to stumble aimlessly when particularly bored, there’s still plenty about web 2.0 which leaves him wondering whether the world is passing him by.

So here are the thoughts on web 2.0 of a dinosaur who, although he loves all things tech, wonders whether it’s all really worth the effort.

Facebook - sounds like something we used to do with any girl who was willing in the church carpark whilst our parent blissfully sat through the sermon.

Myspace - What that guy with really bad breath at my first job always seemed to get into.

Social Media - When I and a bunch of mates got together to watch a porno movie

Stumbleupon - What I do when I’ve drunk too much, ie to stumbleupon the coffee table when I lose my balance.

Sphinn - What the room does when I lay down after drinking too much.

Reddit - What I did with a book I borrowed from the library - I reddit then I gave it back.

Digg - What people with afro’s and sideburns did when they liked something - Yes, I’m old enough to remember this.

Payperpost - The payment model my father’s grazing business used for their fence builders. You got paid for how many posts you put up in a day.

Slashdot - What I told my nana when I was going to take a leak - “I’m going to take a slash, Dot”

Squidoo - The black stuff a squid squirted all over you after you dragged it into the boat.

 Fark - What you said when your mate pointed out a particularly del.icio.us piece of tail.

Twitter - What my dad called me when I did something stupid - “You bloody twitter!”

What about you - Are you confused by web 2.0?