Web 2.0

I was not familiar with the term, "web 2.0" and what exactly that meant until recently. However, I now know that web 2.0 refers to the new and improved world wide web of today. The internet was once comprised of simple, one-feature sites where viewers could only do so much. Now, internet sites have progressed and offer all kinds of user-controlled features. These features include blogs, wikis and the ability to upload, post and tag pictures for all to see. Web 2.0 allows more freedom and site involvement for viewers.

According to Tim O'Reilly, who helped name this new and improved web, Netscape was the forerunner in the previous web 1.0, but now Google is the leader of web 2.0. O'Reilly explains that Google was never sold or packaged like Netscape, but only delivered as a service for users.

"Web 2.0" is symbolic of the fact that the internet is changing, offering more than ever before. The video, "Web 2.0...The Machine is Using Us," demonstrates how the web is changing, and that this change may require us to adjust and adapt.