Web 2.0, what is it? Now you always see people mention about Web 2.0 but how much do you know about Web 2.0? It is a new trend in the WWW (World Wide Web) technology. The term “2.0″ simple means second generation. It involves web-based community such as social networking / bookmarking sites, wikis, blogs and more.
Blogs! Yes, blogs are also one of the Web 2.0 technologies. That is why I mention Web 2.0 here. Why should you even care? If you are going to become a blogger yourself, this is some basic background knowledge that you have to know. It has its impact in the blogging world which involves issue like SEO.
Examples of blog related Web 2.0 bookmarking sites are: Technorati, Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, Reddit and many more to name.
Here is a list of examples of the evolution of Web 1.0 to Web 2.0:
Web 2.0
Google AdSense
Flickr
BitTorrent
Napster
Wikipedia
blogging
upcoming.org and EVDB
search engine optimization
cost per click
web services
participation
wikis
tagging (”folksonomy”)
syndication
Web 1.0
DoubleClick –>
Ofoto –>
Akamai –>
mp3.com –>
Britannica Online –>
personal websites –>
evite –>
domain name speculation –>
page views –>
screen scraping –>
publishing –>
content management systems –>
directories (taxonomy) –>
stickiness –>
Web 2.0 introduces communication among content contributors and readers. Readers can give their opinions or ask a question regarding to the topic easily.
Most Web 2.0 sites have a sleek design. Although this is not a compulsory design (there’s no limitation in web design), it has become a trend, a symbol of Web 2.0. You can even see badges like this:
Image linked from www.jay-han.com
My friend, Jayhan, has created some very simple yet attractive vector badges for download. Click on the image above to go to his blog to find out more.
[via Jayhan Loves Design & Japan]
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