Have you heard the term web 2.0 and wondered what that is? It is a generic term that many software companies utilize as a "buzz word/phrase." Here's what Wiki says:
I have been using facebook for sometime now and have even registered on twitter, and have heard of other Web 2.0 sites/software. A couple of new ones that I'm most intrigued by are evernote and smilebox. These two sites/services take traditional paper and pen activities and move them to the interweb. These may seem like small steps, and in fact they really are but it just goes to show that more and more we are becoming an electronic medium society/world. This new e world is eliminating the use of paper and pen and replacing it with the web. As mobile devices become more web centric and have better browser capabilities that do not require specially formatted websites I think the future is wide open. The Apple iPhone/Touch app store has really changed / opened up the Web 2.0 premise. I'm not an Apple hater, but really hope that other device manufacturers/carriers will start integrating better browser functionality on the devices. Apple really has set the standard that the others are trying to develop still. So what everyday task or activity do you think is a good fit for Web 2.0 development? Let me hear what you think about getting rid of pen and paper.The term "Web 2.0" refers to a perceived second generation of web development and design, that aims to facilitate communication, secure information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities, hosted services, and applications; such as social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies.
The term first became notable after the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.[1][2] Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but rather to changes in the ways software developers and end-users utilize the Web. According to Tim O'Reilly:
“ Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as a platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform.[3] ” O'Reilly has said that the "2.0" refers to the historical context of web businesses "coming back" after the 2001 collapse of the dot-com bubble, in addition to the distinguishing characteristics of the projects that survived the bust or thrived thereafter.[4]
