It seems as if everything has a 2.0 equivalent these days… perhaps to the point of excess. As one commentator noted, “Using “2.0” to denote applying new social technology to a noun has become practically ubiquitous.”

I, for example, work on Government 2.0, a term that is now applied half-hazardly to any government activity associated with social media, wikis, or participative tools – no matter whether the result is closer to the 2.0 than the 1.0 on the scale.

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