Web 2.0

WHAT DO I THINK WEB 2.0 IS?

I think web 2.0 is all about an interactive inter-web. I think it makes complete sense why they named it this. It is a whole new generation of using the internet, just like when the new iPhone comes out, it is the next generation, so it is the next number.

Even though I think that it is cool that they recognize this new generation of the internet, I do not think it needs all of the hype. In our world, everything is constantly evolving. If you believe in the theory of evolution, we evolved from apes, and crocodiles evolved from dinosaurs. It would only make sense that the internet would evolve from only being able post limited information to responding to it. It is now ingrained into us to constantly learn, change, and be different.

I think Web 2.0 is allowing us to continue our growth as humans. Every day we learn something new, we make changes to things in our lives, and we all do everything differently. When technology evolves we all have to learn to use it, some people like to change it, and all technology has something a little different about it. I think this is what makes Web 2.0 something great, and I also think this will lead to the next generation in the involvement of the internet.

I remember when web 2.0 was just starting, I always used AOL Instant Messenger. I thought it was great I was able to interact with my friends without having to call them.I used Photo Bucket all the time and it was great because I could then embed those images into MySpace and share with all of my friends. Then came Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, etc. The list is now endless of ways everyone world wide can interact with each other via the internet.

WHAT WEB 2.0 ACTUALLY IS: 

How many know that the internet has now been classified into different generations? Probably not many, just those who classified the generations, those whom have done research about it and those who live their life in the world of web publishing. Web 1.0 was the generation of publishing to the internet. During this generation there was no social interaction via the inter-web. Web 2.0 is the generation we are in today, the interactive internet, but this is not a new concept.

In 2005, Tim O'Reilly, the President and CEO of O'Reilly  Media, Inc.writes "The bursting of the dot-com bubble in the fall of 2001 marked a turning point for the web." This was when the interactive web began.

Jennifer Kyrnin from About.com explains "Web 2.0 is really starting to mean a combination of the technology (like AJAX) allowing the customers to actually interact with the information." in her article, Getting Beyond the Hype of Web 2.0.

According to  CBS News "Web 2.0 represents an important shift in the way digital information is created, shared, stored, distributed, and manipulated. In the years ahead, it will have a significant impact in the way businesses use both the Internet and enterprise-level IT applications"

In conclusion, web 2.0 progressed from the non-interactive internet of web 1.0. This concept of web generations has been around for about 10 years and for the past 10 years we have been in the web 2.0 generation of interactive internet. Although some will argue the true definition of web 2.0, but it all comes down to the fact that people can now interact and communicate with one another via the web.  No one is sure when web 3.0 will come around, but when it does, it will make another significant impact for individuals and for businesses.