3 Things I Wish Every Web 2.0 Company Would Do

Web 2.0 Companies

Open letter to anyone thinking of starting a Web 2.0 company…

Dear New Web 2.0 Company,
As much as us early adopters love to experiment, here’s a little wishlist for all of you…

Give us the option of a quick exit. We love your service, but something better may or may not come along in the near future. Don’t lock us into your service, instead - convince us to stay with better features. For example, if you’re an online reader, have the option to EXPORT to OPML, so we have the option to take our feeds with us.
Make it easy to port over our information from other existing services. If you think your platform is superior and that everyone should start using your standard because it’s better than the existing one… Think again. Make it easy for us to jump onboard. For example, if you’re a social bookmarking site, make sure you are compatible with del.icio.us.
Innovate, not just differentiate. Yes, you think you’re different from the rest, but you’re the tenth online picture sharing service we’ve seen this week. Please give us something that blows our mind. The facial recognition features of Riya, is a perfect example of true innovation.

Thanks & regards
Hapless Web 2.0 User

Sounds simple? You only need to skim through lists like this one below to see how many Web 2.0 clones there are, with poor entry and/or exit features built in…

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