I find Tim O’ Reilly’s comparison between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 helped me to better understand the term Web 2.0. Though there is no consensus on the exact meaning of the term Web 2.0, but the term is used to refer to a trend or practise that favors social webservices and user experience.
Web 1.0 is described as static websites, the use of search engines and the ability to surf from one website to the next. In Web 2.0 the move is towards a much more dynamic and interactive approach to using the World Wide Web. It has been argued that, while "Web 2.0" may add some useful functionality to the existing framework provided by "Web 1.0", it does not supersede the fundamental approaches of the Internet.
According to Tim O'Reilly (2005), Web 2.0 can be defined through examples of how typical web services did evolve. E.g.
Web 1.0 (past)--> Web 2.0 (future)
Photo-albums--> Flickr-like albums
FTP or http-based downloads--> BitTorrent
mp3.com--> Napster
Britannica Online--> Wikipedia
personal websites--> blogging
publishing--> participation
content management systems--> wikis
directories (taxonomy)--> tagging ("folksonomy")
Web 2.0 seems promising especially for teaching and learning. It is how we make use of them effectively for our classroom experience. Any suggestions?
References
O'Reilly, Tim, What Is Web 2.0 - Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software, http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
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