The Web 2.0 Innovation Map

The Web 2.0 Innovation Map provides a geographic look at where the companies and individuals doing innovative things with web 2.0 flavored sites are. As one would expect, the coasts are littered with activity and if it weren’t for 37signals the middle of the country would be almost empty.

If the web 2.0 term still doesn’t make sense to you, the Innovation Map has a great set of resources they used while compiling the map for you to investigate. The jury is still out on the love/hate relationship with the term ‘Web 2.0’ and until people start arguing about web 3.0 I doubt they’ll stop yelling. While it might not be the perfect term - I’m fine with it and actually find it sort of cute - this new breed of Web site needs to have some designation so people can talk about them.

Sadly, here at Sundog HQ in Fargo, we’re in the middle of a multi-state vacuum of web 2.0 innovation. You would think a state like North Dakota proposing to float balloons in the air for state-wide cell phone coverage could be home to a Web site with big form elements and headlines.