# Inspiring Web 2.0 Rails Sites? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 30, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inspiring-web-2-0-rails-sites/96620 "2006-06-30T10:28:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inspiring-web-2-0-rails-sites/96620/1 "2006-06-30T10:28:12Z")
Anybody know of any Rails-using web sites that really capture the essence of the nebulous Web 2.Oh from which ideas, instruction, and inspiration can be drawn? BTW, what exactly IS Web 2.0? Joe ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inspiring-web-2-0-rails-sites/96620/2 "2006-06-30T10:48:12Z")
On 30 Jun 2006, at 10:28, Joe R. wrote: > Anybody know of any Rails-using web sites that really capture the > essence of the nebulous Web 2.Oh from which ideas, instruction, and > inspiration can be drawn? Don’t. If you have an idea for a web application, then have a go at it. The [rubyonrails.org](http://rubyonrails.org) site has a list of Rails apps, if that’s what you’re looking for. > BTW, what exactly IS Web 2.0? A big fuss about nothing really. Some use it in its original context of community driven web apps, but a lot of people like to see it as an enhanced user experience in web apps through the use of Ajax and providing RSS feeds and the likes. From Wikipedia: The term Web 2.0 refers to a second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that lets people collaborate and share information online. In contrast to the first generation, Web 2.0 gives users an experience closer to desktop applications than the traditional static Web pages. Web 2.0 applications often use a combination of techniques devised in the late 1990s, including public web service APIs (dating from 1998), Ajax (1998), and web syndication (1997). They often allow for mass publishing (web-based social software). The concept may include blogs and wikis. Best regards Peter De Berdt ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inspiring-web-2-0-rails-sites/96620/3 "2006-06-30T12:25:16Z")
Peter De Berdt wrote: > On 30 Jun 2006, at 10:28, Joe R. wrote: > > > Anybody know of any Rails-using web sites that really capture the > > essence of the nebulous Web 2.Oh from which ideas, instruction, and > > inspiration can be drawn? > > Don’t. If you have an idea for a web application, then have a go at > it. Always nice to see what ideas others have come up with. As creative as one may be, one can’t think of everything, or seeing better ways of doing things… Joe ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inspiring-web-2-0-rails-sites/96620/4 "2006-06-30T17:12:00Z")
Joe R. wrote: > Anybody know of any Rails-using web sites that really capture the > essence of the nebulous Web 2.Oh from which ideas, instruction, and > inspiration can be drawn? > > BTW, what exactly IS Web 2.0? > > Joe [http://www.neurokinetikz.com](http://www.neurokinetikz.com) ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inspiring-web-2-0-rails-sites/96620/5 "2006-06-30T17:38:35Z")
hey, dude, this browser kicks ass 🙂 Scott Fortmann-Roe schrieb: ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inspiring-web-2-0-rails-sites/96620/6 "2006-06-30T15:47:41Z")
“the essence of the nebulous Web 2.O”, ehhh? How about my Ajax webbrowser ;D [https://palary.org](https://palary.org) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joe R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Date: Jun 30, 2006 10:28 AM Subject: [Rails] Inspiring Web 2.0 Rails Sites? To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Anybody know of any Rails-using web sites that really capture the essence of the nebulous Web 2.Oh from which ideas, instruction, and inspiration can be drawn? BTW, what exactly IS Web 2.0? Joe – Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). * * * Rails mailing list removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Easily help charity when you shop: [www.GiveTeam.org](http://www.GiveTeam.org) I’m a member of the Give Team, are you? "the ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inspiring-web-2-0-rails-sites/96620/7 "2006-06-30T19:21:54Z")
Scott Fortmann-Roe wrote: > “the essence of the nebulous Web 2.O”, ehhh? How about my Ajax > webbrowser ;D > > [https://palary.org](https://palary.org) I haven’t created an account yet, but I’m wondering: What advantage does this have over just using my normal browser as usual?? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@joe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2006, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inspiring-web-2-0-rails-sites/96620/8 "2006-07-01T14:15:00Z")
If you have your own computer, and don’t have to deal with the Chinese or school’s censors; than none (it fact, it is a slower, degraded browsing experience). If you have to deal with censorship of your surfing, however, than this allows you to bypass the censorship and access restricted sources. Also if you are surfing on someone else’s computer and you don’t want them to see where you have been, then palary will mask it for you. Peace, Scott