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=Definition= | |||
The Web 2.0 is a catch-all concept that stands for the new technosocial developments which 1) atttempt to make the data independent from the person producing them, so that they can be used freely by others; 2) to make the web programmable, so that less and less software is used in the PC, but the intelligence is located in the network; 3) to socialise webpages through collective intelligence, social software, and networking. | The Web 2.0 is a catch-all concept that stands for the new technosocial developments which 1) atttempt to make the data independent from the person producing them, so that they can be used freely by others; 2) to make the web programmable, so that less and less software is used in the PC, but the intelligence is located in the network; 3) to socialise webpages through collective intelligence, social software, and networking. | ||
=Characteristics= | |||
According to Dion Hinchcliffe in the Wall Street Journal | |||
URL = http://web2.wsj2.com/the_state_of_web_20.htm | |||
- The Web and all its connected devices as one global platform of reusable services and data | |||
- Data consumption and remixing from all sources, particularly user generated data | |||
- Continuous and seamless update of software and data, often very rapidly | |||
- Rich and interactive user interfaces | |||
- Architecture of participation that encourages user contribution | |||
=More Information= | |||
Here's a good overview of tools already, at http://www.shambles.net/web2/ | Here's a good overview of tools already, at http://www.shambles.net/web2/ | ||
Graphic | |||
=Graphic Representation= | |||
By Tim O'Reilly | |||
URL = http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/meme-map.jpg | |||
[[Category:Encyclopedia]] | [[Category:Encyclopedia]] | ||
[[Category:Business]] | |||
Revision as of 05:01, 5 April 2006
Definition
The Web 2.0 is a catch-all concept that stands for the new technosocial developments which 1) atttempt to make the data independent from the person producing them, so that they can be used freely by others; 2) to make the web programmable, so that less and less software is used in the PC, but the intelligence is located in the network; 3) to socialise webpages through collective intelligence, social software, and networking.
Characteristics
According to Dion Hinchcliffe in the Wall Street Journal
URL = http://web2.wsj2.com/the_state_of_web_20.htm
- The Web and all its connected devices as one global platform of reusable services and data
- Data consumption and remixing from all sources, particularly user generated data
- Continuous and seamless update of software and data, often very rapidly
- Rich and interactive user interfaces
- Architecture of participation that encourages user contribution
More Information
Here's a good overview of tools already, at http://www.shambles.net/web2/
Graphic Representation
By Tim O'Reilly
