Technician’s Description of Web 2.0
Second Generation Web
Web 2.0 refers to a supposed second generation of internet-based services, such as social networking sites, wikis, lenses and blogs, which let people collaborate and share information online in ways previously unavailable.
Connecting People to People
If Web 1.0 (the first 15 years of the web) was all about connecting people to information, then Web 2.0 is all about connecting people to people made possible by high-speed broadband and wireless networks.
These new platforms are allowing people to communicate peer-to-peer, whether they’re sharing audio or video or reconnecting with colleagues or friends, both old and new.
Hot Internet Properties
The top 50 most visited web properties include such sites as myspace.com, Wikipedia.org, youtube.com, craigslist.com, flickr.com, facebook.com, digg.com and classmates.com.
The Business Connection
This kind of networking is not just for personal reasons. Web sites such as linkedin.com and econsultancy.com allow you to pursue your business and communicate with others with the same professional interests.
New Currency
If the currency of Web 1.0 was relevant, reliable, rich information, we now need to add the Web 2.0 currency of timely, humorous, even controversial banter, rumor and innuendo, often referred to as “buzz”.
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