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**Stuart C** · 22-04-2007, 23:01

It seems to me that, at the moment, Web 2.0 is a series of technologies that people are currently furiously trying to find a profitable use for.

I am not knocking it at all. I've used blogs a fair bit, and think that they can geniunely be useful.

I have to admit, I fail to see how online word processors and spreadsheets are useful for the average person. In fact, I am slightly suspicious as to why Google are willing to spend a lot of money to provide us something "free". Especially when they claim (as in the bbc article above) they aren't doing it to get people to see their ads.

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Stuart C Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: It's Lahndun, Innit? Age: 37 Services: Virgin for TV, BT for phone and Be* for Broadband. Posts: 17,841	Re: Web 2.0 wave starts to take hold It seems to me that, at the moment, Web 2.0 is a series of technologies that people are currently furiously trying to find a profitable use for. I am not knocking it at all. I've used blogs a fair bit, and think that they can geniunely be useful. I have to admit, I fail to see how online word processors and spreadsheets are useful for the average person. In fact, I am slightly suspicious as to why Google are willing to spend a lot of money to provide us something "free". Especially when they claim (as in the bbc article above) they aren't doing it to get people to see their ads. __________________ Just to make it clear if a post is bold and is from a team member, it's a moderating decision. If it's not bold or not from a team member, it's not. "This is an important announcement. This is flight 121 to Los Angeles. If your travel plans today do not include Los Angeles, now would be a perfect time to disembark.”