--- title: "A Year of Web 2.0 Weekly Wrap-Ups" date: 2005-12-28 author: "Richard MacManus" categories: - name: "ReadWriteWeb" url: "/category/readwriteweb.md" tags: - name: "2005" url: "/tag/2005.md" --- # A Year of Web 2.0 Weekly Wrap-Ups On [9 January 2005](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_1.php), I published the first of my [Web 2.0 Weekly Wrap-ups](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/cat_web_20_weekly_wrapups.php). When I launched it I described it as “a weekly summary of news and views relating to Web 2.0 (Web as platform).” I pumped out one a week for the rest of 2005. In many ways I viewed the Wrap-Up as the anchor for my blog. Currently the Weekly Wrap-Up is [on a break](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.friends-tv.org/zz315.html) – as I enjoy the New Zealand summer weather, mow the lawns, quaff coronas, spend quality time, do maintenance on R/WW’s design, strategize for 2006 and watch the cricket. So this is a good opportunity to look back at the highlights of the Weekly Wrap-Up in 2005. I’m not sure what form it will take in ’06, but it served me well in ’05. Here’s a list of one highlight chosen from each Weekly Wrap-Up throughout the year. In a way it tells the story of the whole Web 2.0 meme, as it rolled out and eventually drove some of us to distraction. Time Magazine better hurry up and [put Web 2.0 on their cover](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://battellemedia.com/archives/002149.php)… [2-8 January 2005](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_1.php): Six Apart acquires LiveJournal[9-15 January](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w.php): Feedburner releases statistics for RSS Aggregator market share[16-22 January](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_2.php): Lawyer Martin Schwimmer opened up a can of worms with his request (granted) to have his RSS feed removed from Bloglines.[30 Jan-6 Feb](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_3.php): a sensationalistic headlines special. Top story: Bloglines Shocker! Butler Buys Master of the Blog Universe![7-13 Feb](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_4.php): 43Things gets both positive and negative publicity from Salon.com in the space of 24 hours. [14-20 Feb](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_6.php): NY Times Buys About.com.[21-27 Feb](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_5.php): an Oscars special. Best New Web App Approach That Isn’t Really New = AJAX![28 Feb – 6 Mar](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_7.php): “If Web 2.0 was a school classroom, then Yahoo would be the teacher’s pet right now.”[7-13 Mar](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_8.php): Microsoft’s Start.com[21-27 Mar](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_9.php): “So… what was new at Yahoo *this week*?”[28 Mar – 3 Apr](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_10.php): del.icio.us gets funding[4-10 Apr](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_12.php): “Advertising within an RSS feed is a sensitive issue and it’s a case of softly softly for publishers, but I do think we’re turning a corner.”[11-17 Apr](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_11.php): Rupert Murdoch’s Sermon From The Mount[18-24 Apr](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_13.php): Mobile Web 2.Woe[25 Apr – 1 May](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_15.php): “This week Google released two major updates to their online advertising services, which account for 97% of Google’s revenue.”[2-8 May](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_16.php): Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. launching a podcasting show, to be hosted by ex-MTV star Adam Curry. [9-15 May](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_17.php): Greasemonkey gives power to power users[16-22 May](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_14.php): Google factory Tour: “New? Google Personalized Homepage, Google Earth (a satellite mapping service), AdSense for Feeds, language translations.”[23-29 May](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_18.php): Techie Post of the Week: chmod 777 web[30 May – 5 June](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_19.php): RSS Ripoff Merchants[6-12 June](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_20.php): Introducing… New apps on the block[13-19 June](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_22.php): International Special[20-26 June](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_23.php): “The biggest story of the week, probably even the year, was Microsoft’s bearhug embrace of RSS.”[27 June – 3 July](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_21.php): Thoughts on Yahoo! My Web 2.0[4-10 July](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_25.php): London bombings[11-17 July](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_26.php): RSS Growing Up So Fast[18-24 July](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_24.php): News Corp bought MySpace – implications[25-31 July](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_28.php): Ajax Backlash[1-7 August](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_27.php): Hype 2.0[8-14 August](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_29.php): “A lot of interest this week in how the label ‘RSS’ is being usurped by ‘feeds’ or ‘Web feeds’.”[15-21 August](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_31.php): Flock and WordPress.com released.[22-28 August](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_32.php): Google releases Google Talk.[29 Aug – 4 Sep](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_30.php): Social tools help in Katrina Hurricane[5-11 Sep](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_34.php): “News this week that Microsoft is releasing a set of developer APIs for four MSN properties: MSN Virtual Earth, MSN Messenger, Start.com and MSN Search.”[12-18 Sep](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_33.php): eBay confirmed its acquisition of Skype for between $2.6 – 4.1 billion.[19-25 Sep](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_35.php): “This week saw a big increase in blog posts about Web 2.0, probably because of the upcoming Web 2.0 conference.”[26 Sep – 2 Oct](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_36.php): “A lot of online trees were felled this week to write about what Web 2.0 means.”[3-9 October](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_37.php): Web 2.0 Conference Special[10-16 Oct](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_38.php): Susan Mernit quote: “The Valley is humming with activity and with what some say is acquisition fever, but is often the happy sounds of geeks being creative.”[17-23 Oct](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_39.php): “This was the week when the Web 2.0 Naysayers reached a crescendo of cynicism and even bile.”[24-30 Oct](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_40.php): Big 3 news…[31 Oct – 6 Nov](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_41.php): Microsoft Live wrap-up[7 – 13 Nov](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_42.php): “There’s something about the Web 2.0 meme that drives people into either passionate, sometimes bubble-icious behavior – or enrages them into cyncial, often foul-mouthed rants. There’s not much middle ground.”[14-20 Nov](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_43.php): Google Base – the good, the bad and the ugly[26 Nov – 2 Dec](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_44.php): Yahoo integrates RSS into Yahoo! Mail and their alerts service.[3 – 9 Dec](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_45.php): Open up your media, the Lightnet revolution is here.[10 – 16 Dec](https://web.archive.org/web/20060114104929/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_weekly_w_46.php): Yahoo buys del.icio.us *Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/a_year_of_web_2.php))*