We all remeber the picture that showed how fragmented Web 2.0 we are living in. Plenty of start-ups, companies, tools, applications, communities - all designed for people. The picture gave many headache, how on earth one could deal and reach to people through so many channels, how to decide which is better and which will survive as the hippest and most popular platform users decided to choose.
3 years passed and the picture changed. Some companies suffered from the natural death, some were aquired and died. Suddenly the world of Web 2.0 doesn't seem so complex as Web 2.0 is like everything else the subject of the laws of nature.
A pink cross means that the company is dead now.
Green circles mark companies that got acquired.
A cross and circle mark companies that were acquired
but still closed shop.
Two greens circles means that the company was acquired twice in the same period.
via Meish
Photo credit Meg Picard& Stabilo Boss
