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March 29, 2006

If Web2.0 applied to cars

Abandoned car rental yard, Northbridge.

If Web2.0 applied to cars…

  1. They would only be available in Lime Green, Orange, Hot Pink and Deep Blue. All of which also in gradients.
  2. Manufacturers would all be named ‘Chryslr’, ‘Mercedoodle’, ‘Dodg3’ or ‘Toyo.ta’
  3. They wouldn’t blow smoke, they’d blow clouds.
  4. You would be able to drag and drop the dashboard components with your index finger.
  5. The car would go smoothly, most of the time, hey, it’s a BETA version after all.
  6. Your vehicles manual would be written in 24pt Trebuchet. It would also come with 43 bookmarks.
  7. Your radio would have a clickwheel, and you’d subscribe to feeds, not stations.
  8. Your only instruments would be the speedometer and fuel gauge – less is more, right?
  9. Car accidents would start to be called Mashups.
  10. Talk about sleek curves – the whole body would be a collection of rounded corners.
  11. They would work fine on all standard roads – an old potholed road may not support them well. Indeed, your whole car could shift 100 pixels or so into the wrong lane.
  12. When new models came out, you’d need an invite to even see them.
  13. You’d be able to upgrade the engine wirelessly, using your PDA whilst sipping a latte.
  14. Ajax would bring out a car cleaning product.
  15. Most major highways would install rails.
  16. Lots of small car manufacturers would start up, but GM (GoogleMotors) or Yahoowagon would buy them out.
  17. Indicators wouldn’t blink, they’d fade in and out.
  18. Car Clubs would be called Social Networks.

Image: Abandoned car yard, Northbridge.

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13 Responses to “If Web2.0 applied to cars”

  1. Nathanael said:
    March 29th, 2006 at 10:03 pm

    19. If you pull the handbrake your window will wind down.
    20. It will require 6 hours downtime a day, probably around 9am or 5pm.
    21. You won’t be able to drive to the same spot you drove yesterday.
    22. The driver’s seat will be referred to as MySeat™.

  2. James said:
    March 30th, 2006 at 11:16 am

    Hahaha, great! :-)

  3. Miles said:
    April 2nd, 2006 at 6:53 pm

    Hey, thanks guys. There’s so much hype around Web2.0, it won’t be too long before there’s plenty of jokes spreading…

  4. RICK! said:
    April 4th, 2006 at 6:40 am

    There would also be more free beer at the launch parties, I mean car shows.

  5. Rosemary said:
    April 5th, 2006 at 11:55 pm

    23. You would have to register to park your car.
    24. Option to purchase your car after the trial period is finished… or have a free car with ads all over it.

    Great jokes Miles. They will probably end up in my email box in {x} years time and I will have another laugh!

  6. La Bitácora de Alex Vera » Web 2 aplicada a carros said:
    April 7th, 2006 at 10:43 pm

    [...] Muy original e interesante punto de vista de el como fuera la industria automotriz si aplicaran la web2.0 en el desarrollo de sus productos. entre mis punto favoritos estan - Los accidentes comenzarán a llamarce mashups [jejeje] - Las carreteras grandes tendrán rieles [rails] instalados y en los comentarios estos de aca - El asiento del conductor será referido como MiAsiento-tm enlace vía: Tecnorantes   [...]

  7. Web 2.0 Joke at Emakina Web 2.0 News said:
    April 8th, 2006 at 7:05 am

    [...] Compiled from: http://miles.burke.id.au/blog/2006/03/29/if-web20-applied-to-cars/ [...]

  8. Nathanael said:
    April 8th, 2006 at 10:13 pm

    25. You may find tomorrow that your car has been modified as the manufacturer was bought out by a bigger company and required changes made to all customer’s vehicles to fit with company vision.

  9. Reality Bites said:
    April 9th, 2006 at 5:45 am


    Si los coches fueran web2.0

    Post humorístico en el que se tira por tierra la solemnidad que rodea al término web2.0

  10. DesdeGuate.com said:
    April 10th, 2006 at 3:26 pm

    Si la Web 2.0 se aplicará a los carros…

    Visto en Isopixel:

    Los fabricantes se llamarían ‘Chryslr’, ‘Mercedoodle’, ‘Dodg3’ o ‘Toyo.ta’
    En lugar de soltar humo por el escape, soltaría nubes
    Los accidentes de coches se llamarían ‘Mashups’
    Cuando salen nuevos modelo…

  11. Guillaume Tirard said:
    April 12th, 2006 at 12:37 pm

    25. There would be a “beta” sticker on the back of the car, and clients would be asked to send bug reports.

  12. Miles’ Blog » Web2.0 error screen - Thoughts and errata from Miles Burke. said:
    April 12th, 2006 at 4:07 pm

    [...] I’m sorry, this blog isn’t meant to be a collection of Web2.0 Humour posts, but it just seems so easy. I’m all for Web2.0, I reckon much of it is really good, I just like to see the funny side of it (see this post and this post). [...]

  13. # Pourquoi pas ? # said:
    April 14th, 2006 at 4:52 am

    Voiture 2.0

    If Web2.0 applied to cars…

    They would only be available in Lime Green, Orange, Hot Pink and Deep Blue. All of which also in gradients.
    Manufacturers would all be named ‘Chryslr’, ‘Mercedoodle’, ‘Dodg3’ or ‘Toyo.ta’
    They wouldn’t bl…

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