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Web 2.0 - Another Bubble?

Michael Pincher

Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for thumb_chapman_pincher.gifIs the Web 2.0 bubble about to burst? An American who lives in the Valley seems to thinks so. All the signs of a looming Web recession are everywhere, he said yesterday, including the US mortgage market meltdown which could hammer online advertising, the liquidity crisis effecting internet business plans and a general slowdown in broadband adoption rates.

However, the optimistic case is the converse. It allows organisations to reduce travel/energy costs by the implementing cool collaboration applications. So choose your Web 2.0 partners well - they may not be around long.

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