Web 2.0 for the End User
Just as a little disclaimer before I begin: I’m not chiming in as another Web 2.0 hater. I really do believe in the potential of the movement, it’s done a great deal to inform and excite the community about the future of the internet.
Now that I’ve (hopefully) taken care of violent commenters, let me explain what I think about the Web 2.0 movement. It seems to me that one of the main objectives of Web 2.0 and its associated “technologies” is to recreate the desktop interface and interactivity. The advanced animations and asynchronous requests are used to emulate an operating system environment where the user experiences an almost immediate response.