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The Fonts of Web 2.0

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:07:25 GMT

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There is no official standard for what makes something “Web 2.0”, but there certainly are a few tell-tale signs. These new sites usually feature modern web technologies like Ajax and often have something to do with building online communities. But even more characteristic among these brands is their appearance. Web 2.0 sites nearly always feel open and friendly and often use small chunks of large type. The colors are bright and cheery — lots of blue, orange, and what we jokingly call the Official Color of Web 2.0: lime green.

Read on for a breakdown of the fonts used in a few of our favorite brands.

A clear trend in new identities is the use of soft, rounded typefaces

Some sites are reflecting the technological breakthroughs of Web 2.0 with a look that says “tomorrow’s techno”.

Safe standbys like Trade and News Gothic, Frutiger, Avenir, Interstate, FF Meta, FF DIN, and the always ubiquitous Helvetica continue to see use in new web logos:

Tags: web 2.0, design, fonts

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Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:01:45 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cliqin.com

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Tags: blogging, web 2.0, web apps, social networking

Web Apps We Can't Live Without

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:44:56 GMT

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Clip Source: www.computerworld.com

But with so many sites out there and new ones cropping up almost daily, who's got time to try them all? Playing with dozens of Web apps to find ones you like can sort of defeat the purpose of many of these services: to boost your productivity.

Fortunately for you, we've already done a lot of this work. In the collaborative Web 2.0 spirit, we're sharing some of the favorite tools we use here at Computerworld. Even with their occasional flaws, we just can't stop using them.

Web apps we can't live without:

The A-list

Honorable mention

Tags: web 2.0, web apps

Facebook Redefines the Portal

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 03:28:45 GMT

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Clip Source: www.techcrunch.com

Facebook has a new answer to the portal question. The “social graph,” or your network of relationships, will push information to you. You’ll learn from your friends. Thanks to Facebook’s new developer platform, the types of information being disseminated now include not just news, photos, events, and groups but also music, videos, books, movies, causes, political campaigns — and the list is rapidly growing into almost every conceivable category.

Not only Digg, but virtually all Web 2.0 applications which are based on the wisdom of crowds can be reconceived as Facebook apps based on the wisdom (or trust) of friends.

The potential for Facebook to layer on any feature whose value increases with the participation of friends is an incredibly broad canvas for a portal. Moreover, as each new application gains acceptance, it enriches the overall value of the network and makes it incrementally more likely that the next application will be tried.

Tags: social networking, portal, web 2.0, facebook