Connected Bride » wed 2.0 http://www.connectedbride.com Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:05:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Wed 2.0 http://www.connectedbride.com/2008/11/10/wed-20/ http://www.connectedbride.com/2008/11/10/wed-20/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:07:19 +0000 Liz http://connectedbride.wordpress.com/?p=188 For better or for worse (har, har), this site is all about planning a wedding using the tools and technologies known as web 2.0…I’ll call it “wed 2.0″, because if you haven’t noticed yet, I am a huge dork! Before we get too far along, I want to take a moment to define what “wed 2.0″ means to me. Some of the ideas are very well-known, some I have taken great liberties with. This definition will undoubtedly evolve over time.

A wed 2.0 service:

  • makes it easy for non-technical brides and grooms to develop, share and access content
  • gets newbies up and running with a minimal learning curve
  • provides an organized, easy to use, intuitive experience
  • works great on all types of platforms from desktops to cell phones
  • encourages collaboration, information sharing and social networking
  • responds to trends quickly and nimbly
  • is free or low-cost

Now, let’s talk about the types of services I will be gleefully bashing, the ones that make me fly into a rage…

A non-wed 2.0 service

  • gets away with charging more than it should by using the word “wedding”
  • makes my iPhone crash, isn’t compatible with macs or different types browsers
  • takes forever to load a page
  • forces me to click through page after page searching for what I want
  • exists as a static website where users passively consume information
  • adds new features slowly
  • reacts to change instead of creating it

Thoughts? What am I forgetting?

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