It’s bad enough I have to delete a dozen new social network invites every day, with each one of them hoping to be the “MySpace Killer.” It’s bad enough I have to upload my videos to an increasing amount of video networks just to increase market penetration throughout these “YouTube Killers.” It’s bad enough that (every day) some random PR person asks me to interview the CEO of some new startup that is the “Google Killer” – when they’re not even aware that mere Gnomedex attendance would provide greater coverage and connections.

What I’m really waiting for is a “Web 2.0 Killer” – something that really, truly exists – something that really, truly matters – something that doesn’t exploit the workers – something that doesn’t rely on proprietary anything – something that doesn’t lock me into accounts – something that doesn’t lock me into a community silo – something that doesn’t have a damn label attached to it – something that people can’t get funding for – something that just f’ing works.

But, no… instead, we have consultants selling something that simply doesn’t exist:

Web 2.0 has now, officially, jumped the shark.