# Why "Web 2.0" Matters It's not about Web 2.0. It's about every stupid industry buzzword that's ever made programmers roll their eyes. ## Packaging ideas "Web 2.0" gives people who don't live and breathe technology a handy hook to group ideas on. * New, unfamiliar ideas * Ideas people already have but haven't articulated. ## Unpackaging ideas A well-packaged idea has to do two things: 1. Get the idea into someone's head. 2. Let someone "unpackage" the idea in their own context and think new things about it.