Ted has this rant against the so called Web 2.0 applications. His post is more of a rant than an objective analysis. However, he does makes a valid point about what is wrong with all these Web 2.0 applications. Some of them are poorly written code that bloats up on continuous usage. I have got my browser crashing in Web 2.0 era many times than in any previous web eras!! I hope Web 2.0 entrepreneurs and developers take this important criticism from the otherwise negative rant and get serious about it. Probably it is time they organize Web 2.0 developers conference than Web 2.0 conferences for entrepreneurs. In fact, there is another area where Web 2.0 could be on a potential minefield. It is the Web 2.0 security. I wonder how many Web 2.0 entrepreneurs give necessary importance to the security side of the web applications.
If you’re signed into Meebo, take one of your IM windows and drag it around a bit. On my dual-core, 3.4GHz workstation, this uses 90% CPU time. However, if I take the whole Firefox window and drag it around the screen, Firefox uses about 11% CPU and XOrg uses another 20%. A pegged CPU will draw more power, which uses more electricity, which requires more electricity to be generated, which, given the division of power generation in the United States, causes more carbon dioxide to be emitted into the atmosphere. So there you have it, by not caring about resource consumption, Meebo is destroying the environment and perpetuating global warming. My grandkids will thank you, Meebo.
