I had a great pleasure of asking Sid from Rev2.org few questions about his blog and interest. Rev2.org is a blog about web 2.0 start ups.
1) Since when have you been doing rev2.org?
I’ve been writing rev2 for about two years. Back in 2004 when the blogs were starting to gain recognition, I installed WordPress as a subdomain on one of my sites and called it ‘Sid’s Ramblings.’ I wrote about web-related technonogies and such, then moved it to its own domain in the next month and renamed it to ‘The Daily Rundown.’ It wasn’t until about mid-2005 that I decided to really change focus from writing on all things web to purely Web 2.0 and startups under the ‘rev2.org‘ name.
2) What made you do rev2.org?
I think it’s really a combination of a few things. First and foremost, it’s my passion: I absolutely love writing about new web startups and technologies as such. It’s been an excuse to have a grasp on new things, but the fact that I can keep others up-to-date and excited as well makes it better. Secondly, I think people can find all this stuff interesting and exciting — like they would a regular trade magazine or newspaper — and I want to be involved in introducing consumers to these kinds of technologies and exciting them as to what holds for the future.
3) Why rev2.org and not something else?
In terms of the idea, I think there has always been space for a blog which solely and exclusively focuses on Web 2.0. I think as time has passed, the idea is actually grown itself rather than me deciding on what I should write about, etc. And as for the name, rev2 stands for ‘revolution 2′ which I think best describes this change we’re going through.
4) Do you enjoy writing about web 2.0?
To be honest, it’s one of the most enjoyable parts of my day. I’m passionate about everything I write about on rev2, and I think there hasn’t been a single instance where I’ve felt bored or lazy to cover something. Sure, finding the right startups and tools and products are hard to do, but once I’ve hit upon a good one I really can’t move out of my desk until I get a post up on it.
5) Is this your past time or full time job?
It is, and I think always will be, my hobby or a part-time thing I do for fun and some minor income. I’m aware that I could commit myself fully to rev2 and possibly grow it into something big, but I think too much of something can get repetitive or boring, at which time I won’t be truly passionate about what I say. I would write about 10 startups a day if I could, but I’d rather stay far enough from it that I actually enjoy using each and every single one.
6) What do you anticipate in the future of web 2.0 technology?
Good question. Making any definite prediction would be pointless, but I think something that is currently looking to point to the future is software on the web, like what Google’s doing with Office and the upcoming web-based version of Photoshop. Online storage and backup systems seem to be going somewhere too, but I think that’s more for the enterprise market.
7) Your top 5 web 2.0 websites?
Well, having reviewed more than 400 to date, that’s a toughie. 
The ones I use most frequently (in no order) are probably YouTube, GMail, Del.icio.us , Twitter and Flickr.
Do you have any advice for our listeners?
My biggest advice for all readers would be to be a contributer rather than a traditional user when it comes to Web 2.0 services. Web 2.0 is based around the whole idea of two-way communication ( i.e. user feeds in data to the community and gets back the same), so the best way to carry this whole thing forward is by adding to it.
Thank You Sid, you are a legend.
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