I briefly touched on Web 2.0 already in a previous post but shall dissect more in this post!
There definitely was a stand still time in the history of the internet where it went from published media with no two way interaction to a full blown beast of communication sharing entirely new concepts and social applications!!
In the early days the internet consisted of (Web 1.0):
One way directed websites
Publishing media & information
Business websites
Basic web design
Personal websites (Home Pages)
Mainly Written Data (read, read, read)
What the internet consists of now (Web 2.0):
Technological interactivity with websites & services
Social networking & two way interaction
Self Publishing & creating communities
Visual & Audio data introduced
Mainstream business management & systems (I can see the dollar bills)
Blogs
Communication, communication, communication
Tim O'Reilly provides a more detailed explanation on What is Web 2.0. This is good because a beginner can still understand and see the comparison clearly of Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Has anyone checked out Darren Barefoot, this guy is from Canada and provides the best comparison by far, you can check it out Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 (And he uses a blog to share his ideas to)
There definitely was a stand still time in the history of the internet where it went from published media with no two way interaction to a full blown beast of communication sharing entirely new concepts and social applications!!
In the early days the internet consisted of (Web 1.0):
One way directed websites
Publishing media & information
Business websites
Basic web design
Personal websites (Home Pages)
Mainly Written Data (read, read, read)
What the internet consists of now (Web 2.0):
Technological interactivity with websites & services
Social networking & two way interaction
Self Publishing & creating communities
Visual & Audio data introduced
Mainstream business management & systems (I can see the dollar bills)
Blogs
Communication, communication, communication
Tim O'Reilly provides a more detailed explanation on What is Web 2.0. This is good because a beginner can still understand and see the comparison clearly of Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Has anyone checked out Darren Barefoot, this guy is from Canada and provides the best comparison by far, you can check it out Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 (And he uses a blog to share his ideas to)
The list can go on and i must say i don't think i could live without most of these communicative tools, i'd say most people would agree...
The main idea here is that the internet prior to Web 2.0 was STILL, no talking just Shhh!! Web 2.0 is about TALK TALK TALK!!! Web 2.0 breaks down information & data to the very core, there are no hidden cameras here!! It's all about sharing and communicating and the best part is you don't need to be an expert to do it!
The benefits are countless, everyone can contribute, learn more, share more, see more, teach more, feel more, earn more and communicate more!! And thats only just the beginning..
The main idea here is that the internet prior to Web 2.0 was STILL, no talking just Shhh!! Web 2.0 is about TALK TALK TALK!!! Web 2.0 breaks down information & data to the very core, there are no hidden cameras here!! It's all about sharing and communicating and the best part is you don't need to be an expert to do it!
The benefits are countless, everyone can contribute, learn more, share more, see more, teach more, feel more, earn more and communicate more!! And thats only just the beginning..
Which format do you think you would like better and why?
When comparing the blinklist to the HTML Version the answer immediately stares you in the face! The blinklist format wins hands down!! Medal goes to blinklist :) Reason being is because it's clean, consice, holds a great web design & is presented well. It is easy to navigate and is very user friendly. It has all the characteristics a websites needs to be successful. Look at the HTML version and it screams confusing, messy, dull and on to the next website please! This html version would not win over any users as it is not presented clear and even though there is the same amount of hyperlinks as the blinklist site it seems like way to many in that format. It's not usable in todays Web 2.0 as it doesn't provide anything other than plain text.
You can justify that the HTML version looks more like a Web 1.0 website and the Blinklist looks more like a Web 2.0 website because the Blinklist shows google ad words, visual & audio presentation, two way communication with comments, votes and a virtual community for users where as the HTML version doesn't.
Welcome Web 2.0!! I love everything about it and love the fact that it is growing more each day!
I can't even begin to wonder what the next step in online communication will be?? You can think that there is no possible way to advance from where we are but someone will find a way.
Web 3.0 here we come!! Yippeee!!
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