Remember what websites looked like during the ’90′s?
For the last few years rounded corners and minimalistic design have been the trend. Ajax and other 2.0 GUI features have given rise to a rather Mac-esque web trend. This is great for us geeks but what happens as “2.0″ goes main stream?
Your website is becoming My website.
As the rest of the early majority becomes comfortable with social media the functionality will become standard. In the next few years it will be expected that all websites will have some sort of commenting, rating, RSS feed or personalization.
That website’s so 2005!
Like I pointed out in a previous post; as something gains acceptance it becomes watered down. As advertiser and the main stream media continue using Web 2.0 technologies, they will make it more palatable for the average person (aka your mom).
We’ve seen this already start to take place but 2008 will mark the point where the trend tips and the Web 2.0 look that we’ve all grown accustomed to will seem ‘so last year.’
