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I have to admit, I was slightly disappointed that Mehfee was not included in this Web 2.0 fanboy schlock story.
Your point being?? So were not 2.0, big deal. We are proud of who we are, so were not that concerned about being 2.0. That is all.
posted by wheelieman at 11:26 AM on March 2, 2006
posted by wheelieman at 11:26 AM on March 2, 2006
Here are 9.65 billion other pages that don't talk about MetaFilter. Enjoy!
posted by grouse at 11:53 AM on March 2, 2006
posted by grouse at 11:53 AM on March 2, 2006
I have to admit, I was slightly disappointed someone felt this was worth discussing.
posted by yerfatma at 12:12 PM on March 2, 2006
posted by yerfatma at 12:12 PM on March 2, 2006
Metafilter's not particularly Web 2.0, aside from the tagging. It's been around forever.
posted by empath at 12:13 PM on March 2, 2006
posted by empath at 12:13 PM on March 2, 2006
And besides, the place isn't called MetaFiltr. That "e" is holding us back.
posted by Godbert at 12:59 PM on March 2, 2006
posted by Godbert at 12:59 PM on March 2, 2006
Sigh. Web 2.0 doesn't mean "new". Web 2.0 means love for the community. We're Web 2.1.
posted by Plutor at 1:11 PM on March 2, 2006
posted by Plutor at 1:11 PM on March 2, 2006
Perhaps I should've phrased things more eloquently. I guess my point was, that although I tire of the all the buzzwords and hype, I do enjoy seeing MetaFilter and our illustrious mathowie get mentioned in major media outlets, and, nay, a twinge of disappointment when not included in something like CNN's "best of Web 2.0" list. I guess I'm a sucker for fanboy schlock.
It's funny because I've always thought of MetaFilter as the prototypical "2.0" site—not defined so much by a feature or set of features, but the whole content-driven community experience that has gained attention now that more creative revenue models have made these types of sites more viable. I guess I was a bit curious as to what others thought about MetaFilter's place in the Pantheon. Perhaps I shall curl up in a fetal position instead. Or go back to Fark.
posted by slogger at 1:34 PM on March 2, 2006
It's funny because I've always thought of MetaFilter as the prototypical "2.0" site—not defined so much by a feature or set of features, but the whole content-driven community experience that has gained attention now that more creative revenue models have made these types of sites more viable. I guess I was a bit curious as to what others thought about MetaFilter's place in the Pantheon. Perhaps I shall curl up in a fetal position instead. Or go back to Fark.
posted by slogger at 1:34 PM on March 2, 2006
wait, so now metafilter-related covers things that aren't even related to Metafilter?
posted by crunchland at 2:25 PM on March 2, 2006
posted by crunchland at 2:25 PM on March 2, 2006
wait, so now metafilter-related covers things that aren't even related to Metafilter?
Administrator! Hope me! My brain asplode!
posted by eyeballkid at 5:26 PM on March 2, 2006
Administrator! Hope me! My brain asplode!
posted by eyeballkid at 5:26 PM on March 2, 2006
I guess I'm just not feeling all that schlock-deprived. Oh well.
posted by nebulawindphone at 6:50 PM on March 2, 2006
posted by nebulawindphone at 6:50 PM on March 2, 2006
So were not 2.0, big deal. We are proud of who we are
That's all grand. I like MeFi the way it is. If it were ever to become "more" it would take more than a staff of 1 to make it happen, plain and simple. There's marketing to do, coding to do, QA to do, community management to do, design to do, server engineering to do blah blah blah. Just because Matt kep this place running in his spare time for a couple of years doens't mean it's viable to play in the big leagues anytime soon just because he quit his job.
posted by scarabic at 12:51 AM on March 3, 2006
That's all grand. I like MeFi the way it is. If it were ever to become "more" it would take more than a staff of 1 to make it happen, plain and simple. There's marketing to do, coding to do, QA to do, community management to do, design to do, server engineering to do blah blah blah. Just because Matt kep this place running in his spare time for a couple of years doens't mean it's viable to play in the big leagues anytime soon just because he quit his job.
posted by scarabic at 12:51 AM on March 3, 2006
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posted by slogger at 11:23 AM on March 2, 2006