Emerging Technology
Jana Malmrose
What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 is the catchy name for the new internet paradigm that is just now starting to shape the way you work and interact with information on the web.
Web 2.0 is not a specific software or some registered trademark of Microsoft or Google, but a buzzword describing a collection of approaches to using the net in new and very innovative ways.
Web 2.0 is a product of the open-source, sharing notions the internet was founded on, and makes data more connected. This allows new information and business opportunities to be built upon the shoulders of the information that came before.
Web 2.0 lets data act as its own
entity, which can be changed, altered or remixed by anyone for any
specific purpose. When data is an entity, the net moves from a
collection of websites to a true web of sites that can interact and
process information collectively.
The reputation of Web 2.0, along with the increasing use of blogs, wikis, and social networking sites, has led many in academic and business to coin a flurry of 2.0s, including Library 2.0, Social Work 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, PR 2.0, Classroom 2.0, Publishing 2.0, Medicine 2.0, Telco 2.0, Travel 2.0, and even Government 2.0.
Related Links
O'reilly Media's Website
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Websites that use Web 2.0
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