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Though the topic of defining Web 2.0 has been beat to death, Paul Graham throws his hat in the ring with another great essay.

The arguments are thoughtful but the best part comes at the end when he discusses the nature of the medium:

Web 2.0 means using the web as it was meant to be used, and Google does. That's their secret. The web naturally has a certain grain, and Google is aligned with it. That's why their success seems so effortless.

Love that notion. And this essay just goes to show that a fresh perspective can help make two of the most tired, over-written topics in the blogosphere these days (Web 2.0 and Google) interesting again.

Finally, (semi-related) for a little entertaining Thanksgiving reading read the talk that George Dyson recently gave at Google. I won't spoil the end by excerpting but it is quite a fun read.

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