I hated hearing about "the bubble" back when it "burst." And I still hate hearing about it now, years later, as journalists continue to gleefully trot out the metaphor whenever there's a tech article to be written.

I'm starting to feel the same way about "Web 2.0." (Yes, I know I used that very term in a post a few days ago; I am nothing if not inconsistent.) You know how that catchy new song begins to be more annoying than catchy after you've heard it on the radio 100 times in the past 5 days? Yeah, that's how I feel.

And apparently I'm not alone. One Jeffrey Zeldman seems to share my wariness (click the "Read" link below to read his new article at A List Apart). It's not wariness about the term itself; that would be silly. What worries me is that too many people don't really know what Web 2.0 means - they just like the sound of it and like to throw it around. That's all well and good, but what is it going to mean for developers, the tech industry, the web at large, etc.?

If you have a sensible and non-buzzword-laden definition of Web 2.0, consider this an open thread in which to share. You will be docked points for every use of "strategic," "leverage," "interface," and "best practices." *