Web 2.0 – What is it?
What is Web 2.0? A Summary
(For a full explanation of my summary, read Tim O’Reilly’s “What is Web 2.0?”)
A few characteristics worth mentioning.
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The WEB is the platform.
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Collective intelligence is harnessed. Sites like myspace, flickr, ebay, wikis rely on user contribution and interaction.
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Blogging and RSS Feeds. Organized chronologically and syndication made easy! RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds can send notification of site updates through websites but also to mobile devices. You can be “in the know” anywhere, anytime.
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Data. Data is being enhanced by users. Consider AMAZON’s user feedback and book reviews. It isn’t just the basic data anymore. It is continually pushed to go further, include more, and invite more interaction.
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Not just the computer. Web 2.0 includes devices other than just the PC. Ipods and other media devices download the information and play it for information on the go. Here come podcasts (downloadable audio files to listen to on the go), and other mobile information formats.
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Rich user experiences. Do more. Show more. See more. Dynamic. Engaging. Several great tools allow, when combined, a new type of interaction.
If you want to look around at some various Web 2.0 Tools – this site, http://www.go2web20.net/ , is a collection of all the possabilities – it seems endless!
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