Title: READ/WATCH: Web 2.0 Applications
Course: Computer Technology

Web 2.0 Applications

The terms Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 are floating all over the web. Some of you may have heard of these terms, but may not know what they are. This lesson is about the trend of technology and how applications are moving in certain directions.

In the article "What is Web 2.0 Anyway?" the Web 1.0 and 2.0 terms are thrown around lot. The terms are hard to define because they are more like trends, methodologies and philosophies instead of just standard definitions.

The Web 1.0 philosophy refers to "...news was provided by a handful of large corporations, Web pages were static and rarely updated, and only the tech-savvy could contribute to the development of the World Wide Web." (Krasne 1)

The Web 2.0 is 'defined' as "the [term] for an emerging set of Internet-based tools and an emerging philosophy on how to use them.

The technologies encompassed by Web 2.0 include, but are by no means limited to, blogs, tags, RSS, social bookmarking, and AJAX. The philosophy focuses on the idea that the people who consume media, access the Internet, and use the Web shouldn't passively absorb what's available -- rather, they should be active contributors, helping customize media and technology for their own purposes, as well as those of their communities." (Krasne 1)

The following video uses no words to explain the different between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Take a look and see if you can understand the difference.

From that video, you should have gathered that in Web 1.0, information was stuck online and people like you and me can go online and get information. In Web 2.0, all of the people were easily contributing information to the web and helping each other via their contributions.

This next video go into more depth on the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 and shows you example websites/programs for each.

This last video talks about the buzz words associated with Web 2.0 trends. The 3 things that he refers to about Web 2.0 are listed under the video, along with their definitions so that you can follow along easily.

/p>Rich Internet Applications - How do we bring the experience from the desktop into the browser? Graphics and usability - like drag and drop functions. Examples: Flash and Ajax

Service Oriented Architectures - Web 2.0 applications expose their functionality so that other applications can integrate that functionality. Examples: Feeds, RSS, Web services, Mash-up

Social Web - Web 2.0 applications interact with the end user. People are an integral part of the data of the application because they are participants. Examples: tagging, contributing to wikis, podcasts, blogging, etc.

Sources:
Krasne, Alexandra. What Is Web 2.0 Anyway? Techsoup.org, 22 Dec. 2005. Web. 7 June 2010. <http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/webbuilding/archives/page9344.cfm>.