What is Web 2.0?When I first heard of Web 2.0 it just sounded like a form of internet, or internet program. If you are new to this term, you may be thinking the same. But in truth, it is far from it.
In reference to Tim O'Reilly, Web 2.0 is - "the understanding that the network is the platform, and the rules for business are different. And the cardinal rule is this one; users add value. And figuring out how to build databases and get better as more people use them is actually the secret sauce of every Web 2.0 company".
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Put more simply, Web 2.0 is seen by many as a second phase of architecture and application development for the World Wide Web.
It has allowed almost no boundaries when designing for the web, which has created endless possibilities for mass publishing, and social networking.
It was quoted from Youtube user Jutecht's Web 2.0 video that "to some extent Web 2.0 has become a buzzword, incorporating everything that is newly popular on the web and a consensus on it's exact meaning has not been reached".
From what I have learned about Web 2.0, it seems to be more commonly seen or reffered to as a trend in the internet world more than anything. It involves no actual technical upgrades or improvements to design software, just new ways for developers to get a grasp on the internet's possibilities as a platform.
Examples of what Web 2.0 can achieve...
Among many, many other things Web 2.0 can accomplish, here are some examples of some of the most popular things on the net developed with the Web 2.0 infrastructure.
Myspace : : : Myspace is a social networking site, and thanks to the possibilities of Web 2.0 it has flourished into the world's largest one, offering users to just about do anything to customise their own "spaces" however they like. Not only this, but MySpace has branched into the music world by offering artists their own space to show off their talent to the rest of the world through hosting clips of their work. None of this would have been possible without the capabilities that Web 2.0 has brought developers.
YouTube : : : YouTube is a massive database of user-submitted videos which has taken the internet world by storm. Presently, it is approximated that seven hours of video footage is uploaded to YouTube every minute. The beauty of Web 2.0 is that it has allowed further development of websites such as this, and the more the users, the more valuable the site becomes. This is yet another example of the second phase of architecture and development for the World Wide Web.
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