The Ultimate Lesson On Web 2.0
VeeJay Burns linked this on his awesome MindBlizzard blog. It’s worthy of comment. Hit play now, and while it plays, read the rest of this entry.
5000 Web Apps in 333 Seconds
Every single one of these depends on users. The users need to click links, make comments, upload content, push buttons, and feel like they are somehow extending themselves in each and every one of these cases.
If you’re considering building a Web 2.0 application, you’re going to have to ask yourself some tough questions:
- Will anybody quit using three of these apps in favor of yours?
- Are you allowing people to leave their mark on your site more effectively than your competitors?
- Is your idea really going to stand out in a sea of 5000 other applications?
- Do you love your idea enough to stick with it long enough to get noticed in a sea of 5000 other applications?
- Odds are somebody is doing what you’re doing, but better. How will you overcome that?
