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"Web 2.0" was the buzzword for websites that featured user-provided content rather than content provided by the site creator. "Platforms" in the "platform vs. publisher" distinction that was getting a lot of discussion five-ten years ago.
Huh, in all these years, I thought "web 2.0" was just describing a new design style or monetization method or some shit. Had no idea it was referring to user created content. So thanks for the history lesson!
I definitely heard the term back then but yeah, I just assumed and never actually bothered reading up on it or anything.
Technically it was both a new design paradigm and a new monetization scheme, in that you'd get people to provide you content for free that you collect as revenue or even subscription fees on.