I am really sorry to be missing the opportunity to blog Web 2.0, I had the opportunity and had to pass due to an east coast business commitment but… That doesn't keep my from a slightly delayed posting of Web 2.0 announcements… (-:=

Like, JotSpot.

JotSpot is in the news at BusinessWeek—Do-It-Yourself Software for All?—and in The Mercury News—Palo Alto start-up enhances 'Wiki' sites—this morning.

In both articles 'Mayfield' is mentioned. Now, when I think 'Mayfield' I immediately think 'Ross Mayfield' and his wiki based product Socialtext. The Mayfield mentioned in both of these articles however is of the Venture Capital variety.

JotSpot plans on charging a $5, per user, per month, fee during this phase of their development, according to the BusinessWeek article. You can go to JotSpot's website and request a Beta of their product which, according to Matt Marshall in his Mercury News article, "will be made available to a limited number of users on a first-come first-serve basis, and can be used free for at least three months." Go on, take it for a spin.

And, btw, Ross Mayfield actually does literally have the 'last word' in the BusinessWeek article:

"... Even rivals are encouraged by its high-profile debut, regardless of whether it succeeds. "It's a validation of the wiki way," says Socialtext CEO Ross Mayfield — one that may help usher in a new world of do-it-yourself software…"