Competition, Web 2.0, and Cluetrain

I hate Web 2.0.

I mean I hate the term. People throw it around all the time, and it even comes up in conversation at parties:

"So, what's your cute friend Sarah doing?"

"Oh she's doing publicity for this fabulous Web 2.0 company in the dress-swapping community."

"That's so cool -- can you give me her phone number?"

Etc.

It turns out Web 2.0 is like "freedom o…