What is Web 2.0?

Have you ever wondered what is Web 2 .0 stands for? To understand what Web 2 .0 is let’s just back up a little bit and talk about Web 1 .0 or in some cases let’s just refer to it as old technology or old style sort of like a stagnating pond. Something that really needs to be infused with new life and old stagnating software and technology needs to be removed or replaced or renovated.

The Internet has grown at rocket speeds over the years. In fact trying to keep up with everything that is new from within the Internet is impossible. For just about in every minute there is some type of evolution going on on the World Wide Web.

In the beginning he Internet was considered sort of a one-way street. Websites were pretty much a static environment. There was no interchange of information. And this is the start of Web 1 .0.  For it is an environment in which the viewer does not take part in any type of communication exchange.

For example any personal website would be considered Web 1.0. With the exception of the newer search engines, search engine directories of old or the past, would have to be considered static.

Back in the Day – Web 2.0 Evolves

Web 2 .0 is all about an active environment in which both the user, the visitor, and the creator, can all interact with one another in a variety of ways. Web 2 .0 has been considered many different things because in the beginning it was rather confusing to understand this particular concept. Today however Web 2 .0 is becoming much more common with the growth of so many different forms of an interactive World Wide Web environment.

So when you think of interactivity one of the first things that may come to mind would be that of a blog. A blog is a page that gives you an insight into the world of the person creating the blog. However it also gives you an insight into the minds of the viewers as each viewer has the opportunity in many cases to express themselves by means of the comment. And each comment provides the author of the blog an opportunity to respond. And thus you have the birth of the concept and introduction of web 2.0.

Web 2.0 is all about participation so wherever you go online that requires your participation or perhaps the invitation to participate you can feel comfortable and saying that that is the epitome of Web 2.0.

Things have changed in 2011. Check out the Google Me series to learn more about how you can become a better content provider – using web 2.0 or anything else.

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