Friday, March 5, 2010

Web 2.0

Definition
Web 2.0 (2004), otherwise known as the 'You Era' or the 'New Internet', is a term given to the new trend of the usage of the World Wide Web, that has a new generation of websites and applications which harvests users creativity and collaboration. It is contributed by social participation and community development and built up on social architecture. Web 2.0 is built up of 3 kinds of applications; social architecture, architecture of participation and application architecture. Not only does Web 2.0 refer to the new trend of how the World Wide Web is now used but also the web design which contributes to the users creativity and interaction with the website. It is the evolution of Web 1.0 where it is the traditional only one way information .



"Web 2.0 can be defined as the set of technologies which enable
collaboration and sharing between Internet users. These can be web pages,
web-based communities or hosted services such as social-networking sites, wikis,
blogs and podcasts.
" (http://www.flyingsolo.com.au/p236446641_Interactive-websiteies-what-is-web02.0.html)










Examples


Top web 2.0 website examples.



This website is a social networking site where users can interact and connect with users from all around the world including friends and family. Users can create blogs, upload and share pictures, comment on other users pages and pictures, and much more.


Google is probably one of the most used search engines in the World Wide Web. It doesnt just have an english website but it also has language tools and language options to change the language on the site to whichever it is prefered by the user. You can search up to basically anything you wish from online shopping sites to simply just images of flowers.

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