Web 2.0 Certification - You are kidding right?
While Mark Evans is off preparing for his Rib 2.0 I just came across the Web 2.0 Institute which is offering certification in Web 2.0. Ahh, ‘different’ is my first word that came to mind. While I applaud them for taking the initiative and creating something new, but don’t you think your just a wee bit too early to get into certification?
After all, what is Web 2.0? A few weeks ago I asked a few folks and each one of them had a different answer. If people like Om Malik & Dave Winer who’ve been around the block for a bit (no, not saying they’re old, just “experienced” at the web) have completely different definitions then what could certification be based on? Who’s going to endorse it, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo? Will it start showing up on job applications?
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agentbleu wrote:
I think whether you like it or not its here to stay and standards moguls always are about looking for the edge in choosing authorities.
The point is however web 2.0 sites are not your usual and the content managment systems about such as Drupal are still only working out whats what too. Thus the likes of small site developers making web2.0 sites is going to be in the lower figurers.
That said this is the press release of my own web2.0 site and it compaires very well to the major devleopers (which considering it was made for less that 100€ is not half bad).
Press Release
FILMATOR.NET is devoted to visual artists , musicians, documentary-makers and uses the next generation of Web 2.0 technology to enable creators to produce Filmations online. In a nut shell Filmations are compiled using sound, pictures, videos, Flash Films and the inbuilt Title Generator tool. Using the patented Filmation compiler, Filmmakers can create and distribute films online using little more than one website.
Until now in order to make and distribute a film extensive knowledge of software such as editing packages, photoshop and Flash was necessary to create the project, then further knowledge was needed to host the films.
Using the FILMATOR.NET patented content compiler, filmmakers’ can produce projects very quickly and cheaply without the extensive software training of days gone by and yet the final project can be first class.
See an example of a project that took no more than one evening to make here:
http://www.documentary-art.net/tag/sample.php
Using this tool creatively will allow a new generation of story tellers the chance to express themselves online in ways not possible before and with the extensive content management system that incorporates the web 2.0 social networking capacity the cream will rise to the top of its sector automatically.
Agent Bleu
Designer
Posted 02 Sep 2006 at 1:40 pm ¶
Dave Forde wrote:
Agent Bleu - Thanks for the plug (post) on your services. Standards or certification are great things, but again - who is embracing this? What is the point to spend your hard earned money on something that does’t give you a ROI?
Posted 05 Sep 2006 at 12:29 pm ¶
Jason wrote:
Nice idea but I don’t think it has any legs. The face of web 2.0 is still changing so rapidly how could they possibly write course material, lesson plans, hire teachers, complete student registration, etc. before the certification becomes completely outdated?
If you need to prove your web 2.0 worth to a potential employer, business partner or what have you, why not just show them your “eFootprint”. Show them your blog, your groups, your contributions, your comments, etc.. Basically, your web 2.0 portfolio. This would be much stronger than a certificate.
Posted 07 Sep 2006 at 1:10 pm ¶