What is Web 2.0? Abstract term, still evolving

An Analogy

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A Renaissance on the Web

• Software / Programming• Hardware / Networks• *Social interaction

Software / Programming

• The web as a “platform” - not Windows or Mac OSX or Linux - just free open-source apps via a web browser… “Web OS” - your shared virtual computer

• AJAX, Php, Java, Widgets, data driven, tag clouds, XML and RSS

• New Browsers: Firefox, Camino, Opera, Mozilla, Safari

Hardware / Networks

• Cheaper storage - including online• Broadband Access - Cable, DSL,

Satellite• Mobile Access (phones, GPS)• Cameras

*Social Interaction

• Shared Documents• Shared annotation• Collaboration• Groups• Comments for Blogs, Wiki pages• Group authoring of web pages• Social bookmarking - sharing resources• Photo sharing with comments• A portal to the world - personalized to fit

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