Web 2.0
The term Web 2.0 became popular since its was used in 2004 to designate the O'Reilly Web 2.0 conference.
Tim O'Reilly defined it as follows:
"Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform."
The word has been more precisely defined in an article published on September 30 2005 on the site of the O'Reilly publisher, What is Web 2.0?
A website becomes 2.0 when the webmaster can concentrate on the content using a CMS, when it includes Web services, the collaboration of Internet users contributes to the development of the site or form the main content of the site, and has a social impact.
The definition was developed in the article as a series of technical innovations and social effects.
- The Web becomes a platform.
- The key to the design is now in the data, tools and CMS suppress to the webmaster the design work.
- Networks emerge because of communication and collaboration between volunteer users.
- E-commerce becomes profitable to accounts with low incomes because of their numbers.
- Web services (ex. Google Maps and Earth) in general grow and take a significant share of the economy .
Companies based on a web service thrive, like Google, eBay, Youtube, Digg, Facebook.
The combination of web services, the mashup, using multiple API to create innovative new services is another aspect of Web 2.0.
The first example is
the linking of a database of a real estate agency with Google Maps and
Street View to locate a home and show its environment.
The Chrome Google browser wants to further accelerate the transformation of the Internet by making the browser a platform to applications, which may in the future replace the operating system. This is the step next to 2.0.
More information
- How many Web 2.0 sites? Key data for 2008.
- Techniques of Web 2.0. Detailed article.
Examples of Web services
- Google Docs. Using a word processor online that can be connected to a blog, possibly allowing editors to work together.
- Adsense. The monetization of many small sites change the economy.
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