| So, you have probably heard the term by now. | | | | 100% of the content available on the website. |
| What exactly is Web 2.0, though? Today we are | | | | Tags are very new but taking off like a formula |
| here to find out. | | | | one race car. The definition of Tag is a one word |
| The 2.0 stands for the 2nd generation of website | | | | description, chosen by the user, that describes |
| development and design. The main characteristics | | | | the content in an effort to avoid categories and |
| of this new generation in web development are | | | | help to make searching easier. Signals (RSS feeds) |
| geared toward ease of sharing info, design | | | | are also a sure sign of a Web 2.0 site. RSS feeds |
| centered around the web surfer, collaborating the | | | | are used to instantly notify web surfers of new |
| www (world wide web) and communication. A | | | | or changed content. It is normally just a title and |
| good way to simplify it's meaning is by describing | | | | small excerpt of the text with an option to link to |
| it as "The Participatory Web". Many of these | | | | the full document. |
| concepts have already given rise to wikis, blogs, | | | | Some of the most fascinating and useful Web 2.0 |
| social networking sites (such as twitter) and video | | | | projects are programs that actually run right |
| sharing sites. | | | | inside your web browser. There are a great many |
| Rather than using the static websites of Web 1.0 | | | | of these available and they range from word |
| websurfers are now interacting fully during their | | | | processing applications to entire operating |
| web-surfing sessions. Software is actually being | | | | systems (actually more of a platform for |
| run by means of a web browser. An example of | | | | applications). There were a large amount of these |
| how this software works is by allowing users to | | | | applications available from 1997 to 2001 but a lot |
| actually participate in the web session by sending | | | | of them disappeared shortly thereafter because |
| information across the internet which adds to the | | | | of the dot-com bubble. |
| website itself. | | | | Many people believe that Web 2.0 is not really a |
| There are many characteristics that cause a Web | | | | new version of the www. They claim that it is |
| 2.0 site to stand out like a sore thumb. Search is | | | | simply extending what Web 1.0 had to offer. The |
| one of these characteristics that is very common | | | | basis for this argument is that AJAX did not |
| nowadays. Anymore, you are hard pressed to | | | | replace HTTP at all. It simply runs underneath the |
| find a website without a search option. Links to | | | | HTTP framework. |
| guides, which contains relevant info, are also very | | | | Whatever you want to call it now you know |
| common. | | | | what all this hype about Web 2.0 entails. The |
| Authoring is another Web 2.0 characteristic that | | | | internet will always change rapidly so stay up to |
| has taken off in recent years. A great example | | | | date on your terms and avoid being caught in the |
| of this is wikipedia.org where users contribute | | | | dust. |