Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th September 2007

Dilbert//6721, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 9th September 2007

Tags

tesks intern anti meeting spell traffic estimates barraged with questions fights ensue new service web application all technology internet bubble platform

Official transcript

"I didn't have time to finish my tasks for this meeting."

"No problem."

"If you get cornered, read this powerful anti-meeting spell."

"Asok, did you finish the traffic estimates?"

"Um...I was wondering if our new service is Web 2.0 or Web 1.0."

"Obviously it's a Web 2.0 application because of the tag-based folksonomies."

"No it isn't. All of our technology existed before the Internet bubble."

"'When' doesn't matter. It only matters that we use the Web as a platform!"

"Everything is a platform!"

"Freaky."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO FINISH MY TASKS FOR THIS MEETING.

NO PROBLEM.

IF YOU GET CORNERED, READ THIS POWERFUL ANTI- MEETING SPELL.

ASOK, DID YOU FINISH THE TRAFFIC ESTIMATES?

UM... I WAS WONDERING IF OUR NEW SERVICE IS WEB 2.0 OR WEB 1.0.

OBVIOUSLY IT'S A WEB 2.0 APPLICATION BECAUSE OF THE TAG - BASED FOLKSONOMIES NO IT ISN'T. ALL OF OUR TECHNOLOGY EXISTED BEFORE THE INTERNET BUBBLE.

"WHEN" DOESN'T MATTER. IT ONLY MATTERS THAT WE USE THE WEB AS A PLATFORM!

EVERYTHING IS A PLATFORM!

FREAKY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Web 2.0 or Web 1.0"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a meeting where a group of people discuss the merits of Web 2.0 versus Web 1.0. The conversation is filled with humorous exchanges and clever wordplay.

Key Points:

• The meeting attendees are confused about the differences between Web 2.0 and Web 1.0.
• One person suggests that Web 2.0 is all about the "tag-based folksonomies," which is met with skepticism.
• Another person asks if they finished the traffic estimates, highlighting the lack of focus on the meeting's actual agenda.
• The conversation devolves into chaos, with everyone speaking at once and making little sense.
• The final panel shows the attendees fleeing the meeting, with one person exclaiming, "Everything is a platform!"

Humor:

The comic strip's humor comes from the absurdity of the situation and the characters' reactions. The use of technical jargon and the confusion that ensues add to the comedic effect. The final panel, where everyone is running away from the meeting, is particularly amusing.

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