WEB 2.0

Web 2.0 is decribed as the new version of the World Wide Web. It refers to the changes in the ways software developers and end-users use websites and interact with it. This allows users to do more than just retrieve information; they can now build on the interactive facilities to run software-applications entirely through a browser.

“Web 2.0 is the business revoloution 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.” O’Reilly

O'Reilly, last accessed February 2008

Examples of Web 2.0 would be:

· Hyper linking; Is changeable sites such as blogs or personal websites.
· Tagging; The ability to post whatever the selected item is a category, which is then used for searches performed on the website or browsing, linking together the posts that have been tagged the same.
· Wikipedia; This site allows many web users to view information on almost any subject matter while also being able to edit any incorrect information as well as create their own. This can make Wikipedia an unreliable source of information.
· Social Web sites; An online community that focused on building online social networks for users who share similar interests and activities, or would like to explore the interests and activities of others. An example would be Deviant Art.
· Blogs; Websites that are like diaries or journals, as a way of providing commentary or news on a particular subject.






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