"...to me the heart of Web 2.0 is the user.
The enduring lesson of all of the social media and emerging technologies is that we've created an a la carte, do it yourself platform where users can engage with sophisticated forms of search, feeds, metadata and APIs, social networks and identity, and commerce and fill these vessels with their own information
--And that's the heart of the revolution, IMHO.
The tools power it, but the people do it.
And I celebrate them."

--Susan Mernit, September 2005.

I've never quoted myself before, but I'm amazed at how long ago I said this..and how much it still holds true for me.