Update (May 2nd 2007): YouGetIt is now live. Let us know what you think.
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We got an announcement through a few minutes ago regarding YouGetIt, which came two days too late for April Fools. Had this release arrived on Sunday, however, we would have assumed that YouGetIt's "Web 2.1 service" from a company called "Web2Corp", was a parody. Here's an extract from the announcement, loaded with 2.0 cliches aplenty:
Websites like flickr.com, YouTube.com, Craigslist.com, Joost.com, and any other hot Web 2.0 property are all very limited," says William Mobley, CEO of Web2Corp. "They're social media, yes, but they only deal with one aspect of media. flickr.com is a photo site, YouTube does video, and eBay is auctions and sales. You don't have convergence, you don't have synergy of content. Sites like Yahoo! Pipes are trying to provide users with that kind of seamless experience across the whole offering of social applications, but they haven't really been able to make it click yet. YouGetIt.com compiles every social application out there and more into one site that is media-rich and easily tagged, commented upon, linked, and cross-linked. It's all aggregated in one spot, with delivery and content determined by the user. It's a new type of aggregation: self-aggregation. We've moved beyond Web 2.0 and are launching Web 2.1. We're finally beginning to approach what Tim O'Reilly calls the 'Semantic Web.' The internet's about to be revolutionized, and we're starting by inviting media, major tech writers, and bloggers to come see what the next big things is.