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title: "ZDNet: Top Ten Web 2.0 Moments of 2005"
date: 2005-12-15
author: "Richard MacManus"
categories:
  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
tags:
  - name: "2005"
    url: "/tag/2005.md"
---

# ZDNet: Top Ten Web 2.0 Moments of 2005

I’ve just published a list of the [top ten defining moments of Web 2.0](https://web.archive.org/web/20051218071312/http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=80) this year. Here’s a taster, but please [click through](https://web.archive.org/web/20051218071312/http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=80) to ZDNet to read the whole post.

> It’s been a huge year for the Web! A time of renewed optimism in Silicon Valley and an incredible number of new web applications. In a sense it all started with Google’s IPO in August 2004, the success of which was a positive and affirming lead-in to 2005. We then witnessed a renaissance of startup activity, acquisitions and intense VC interest in the Web throughout the year. Here then is my list of the top ten defining moments for the Web in 2005. \[[Full story on ZDNet…](https://web.archive.org/web/20051218071312/http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=80)\]

I’m keen to get your feedback on this, either here or at ZDNet. What were **your** top Web 2.0 moments of 2005?

*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/zdnet_top_ten_w.php))*