When I heard about JewTube, the first thing that I pictured was Adam Sandler jamming The Hannukah Song on his guitar.  At first impression, I thought that copies of popular Web 2.0 ideas just isn’t kosher, but then I recall an article that I read on Business 2.0 (the magazine publication that will be missed) last month.

The article in Business 2.0 pointed out that “international entrepreneurs, inspired by the success of some of the biggest Web 2.0 services, have created their own local knockoffs.”  While Business 2.0 seemed to use the word knockoff loosely, I believe that the actions of these clones are not unethical.  Sometimes the Diggs, Facebooks, LinkedIns, and YouTubes do not cater to different languages and cultures, hence the opportunity to make the clones.

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