Web 2.0 – Using the Web our way.
Everyone understands that each day new technologies are discovered. Technology continues to evolve in all areas. The Web is no different. Web 2.0 is about companies creating a better experience using the Web, newer technologies that create the better experience and some believe that it is about how the Web should be used to respect the people using it.
1. Companies such as Google are defining their own destiny by developing their own business models. They create new technologies that will benefit the millions of people using the Web. Google is considered a Web 2.0 company. Google Maps and Google Earth are considered Web 2.0 applications because they use Asynchronous JavaScript. Google doesn’t stop there. Google provides news, images, gmail, video, calendars, groups and much more. Google is trying to meet all needs of all users.
2. Another aspect of Web 2.0 is AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). Web applications weren’t as user-friendly as desktop applications, but AJAX is has changed that. Web apps are becoming better, faster, and more reliable. AJAX isn’t a programming language; it is a new way to use the existing standards. AJAX requests small bits of information from a Web server rather than requesting the whole Web page. Using this technology will create a better experience for the user accessing a specific Web site.
3. Finally, it is about us, the users of the Web. Because of blogs we are able to create and publish information without editing. We are able to use social networking, social bookmarking, and real time syndication. We are able to dictate to a Web site what information we want to provide, not just what information they want to gather. The Web has quickly become something where we the people will determine how we will use it to best suit our needs. Companies who learn that will thrive, companies who don’t will weaken their ability to thrive in the electronic world.
I wanted to share this Youtube video about Web 2.0. I thought it was pretty cool, but most of all I liked the quote “Web 2.0 is linking people…people sharing, trading, and collaborating...”.
Check it out at The Machine is Us/ing Us.