Hi,I've been reading about web 2.0. but it seems there is no conventional definition of the concept. now I'm looking for an expert to explain me what it is. what are the main characterisitcs of web 2.0? I read somewhere web-based application makes the difference between web 1.0 and web 2.0? what is web-based application? is what I read right?Please,in your reply avoid technical terms as much as you can: it is probably the reason why since I read about it, I don't understand much :-))
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Oct 9, 2009 @ 08:59
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Hi,I've been reading about web 2.0. but it seems there is no conventional definition of the concept. now I'm looking for an expert to explain me what it is. what are the main characterisitcs of web 2.0? I read somewhere web-based application makes the difference between web 1.0 and web 2.0? what is web-based application? is what I read right?Please,in your reply avoid technical terms as much as you can: it is probably the reason why since I read about it, I don't understand much :-))
Thanks!
JustinOct 9, 2009 @ 08:59
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Oct 9, 2009 @ 10:41
Hi Justin
First a web based application is a software application that runs on the web and not on your computer.
For example when you use your email software such as Outlook, that is NOT a web based application. The program runs on your computer. It connects to the Internet and to your email provider's computer (server) and downloads your emails to your computer.
But when you go to your Yahoo or Hotmail account on the web, you are actually using a web based application, in this case web mail software.
Another example of a web based application is google maps. There used to be many mapping software applications that ran on your computer. Like all other computer apps, you would install the app on your computer and then run it.
But you also had to update the data with new mapping info about new roads etc. But with web based software, the provider updates both application funcationality and sometimes the data too eg with maps (but not with your email content, obviously).
Now Web 2.0 is a vague collection of terms and technologies that collectively bring interactivity (rich communications). In the old web, the web site owners pumped out content (ie their web pages) and the users would read them if they were interested. There was no communictaion or at least it was one-way.
But with web 2.0 that interactive functionality often provides "multi way communications" and not just between the user and the website. Typically in web 2.0 all participants can 'talk' to each other. This is exactly what we are doing right here. But such sites often allow audio and video inclusion too as does Glocals. So by talking I mean interacting in all its different forms.
So Glocals is an example of (a group of) web 2.0 sites known as social networking.
Another level up from this type of application is a group of apps that provides functionality beyond talking and social interaction. Google maps is one example of such a web 2 application. Oh yes, I know it looks like Google maps is just one way communication from Google to you but that is not even half its funcationality - it is just the best known one.
In fact you can automatically map the location of the users of a wbesite using Google Earth. To be accurate, the info you get is a google map with pins on it showing where the ISP's of the users of a website are located (ususlly of course very near and in the same city as the ISP but not always).
The point is that you then provide information to users of a website about other users of that site and there you have that multi way interaction going again. But this time you also have mapping info which may be useful for business reasons.
Another set of valuable web 2 apps are Google Docs ... check out:
http://docs.google.com
You have a web based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software and more. If you are wondering whether you can import and export Microsoft Excel spreadsheetsm let me use that famous phrase: Yes you can.
So where are the web 2 features of Google Docs beyond being web based? Well, you can share your document with anyone anywhere as long as yo have their email address. Google Docs is a true and first class multi user web 2 application. If two or more people are permitted to edit the same spreadheet or word precessor document, you can actually see who is reading it live and if anyone makes a change to the content, the change is immediately refelected on the screens of all the other permitted users no matter where they are in the world!
I only mentioned Google coz it is best known and most accessible. There are many other web 2 sites and apps. But the ones you mostly hear about are the social networking ones that people use for leisure.
So ther you have it, no tech workd other than 'app' and 'doc' which I hope you forgive me for :-)
You never imagined Glocals could be this useful did you!
Have fun
B
First a web based application is a software application that runs on the web and not on your computer.
For example when you use your email software such as Outlook, that is NOT a web based application. The program runs on your computer. It connects to the Internet and to your email provider's computer (server) and downloads your emails to your computer.
But when you go to your Yahoo or Hotmail account on the web, you are actually using a web based application, in this case web mail software.
Another example of a web based application is google maps. There used to be many mapping software applications that ran on your computer. Like all other computer apps, you would install the app on your computer and then run it.
But you also had to update the data with new mapping info about new roads etc. But with web based software, the provider updates both application funcationality and sometimes the data too eg with maps (but not with your email content, obviously).
Now Web 2.0 is a vague collection of terms and technologies that collectively bring interactivity (rich communications). In the old web, the web site owners pumped out content (ie their web pages) and the users would read them if they were interested. There was no communictaion or at least it was one-way.
But with web 2.0 that interactive functionality often provides "multi way communications" and not just between the user and the website. Typically in web 2.0 all participants can 'talk' to each other. This is exactly what we are doing right here. But such sites often allow audio and video inclusion too as does Glocals. So by talking I mean interacting in all its different forms.
So Glocals is an example of (a group of) web 2.0 sites known as social networking.
Another level up from this type of application is a group of apps that provides functionality beyond talking and social interaction. Google maps is one example of such a web 2 application. Oh yes, I know it looks like Google maps is just one way communication from Google to you but that is not even half its funcationality - it is just the best known one.
In fact you can automatically map the location of the users of a wbesite using Google Earth. To be accurate, the info you get is a google map with pins on it showing where the ISP's of the users of a website are located (ususlly of course very near and in the same city as the ISP but not always).
The point is that you then provide information to users of a website about other users of that site and there you have that multi way interaction going again. But this time you also have mapping info which may be useful for business reasons.
Another set of valuable web 2 apps are Google Docs ... check out:
http://docs.google.com
You have a web based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software and more. If you are wondering whether you can import and export Microsoft Excel spreadsheetsm let me use that famous phrase: Yes you can.
So where are the web 2 features of Google Docs beyond being web based? Well, you can share your document with anyone anywhere as long as yo have their email address. Google Docs is a true and first class multi user web 2 application. If two or more people are permitted to edit the same spreadheet or word precessor document, you can actually see who is reading it live and if anyone makes a change to the content, the change is immediately refelected on the screens of all the other permitted users no matter where they are in the world!
I only mentioned Google coz it is best known and most accessible. There are many other web 2 sites and apps. But the ones you mostly hear about are the social networking ones that people use for leisure.
So ther you have it, no tech workd other than 'app' and 'doc' which I hope you forgive me for :-)
You never imagined Glocals could be this useful did you!
Have fun
B
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Hi Justin
First a web based application is a software application that runs on the web and not on your computer.
For example when you use your email software such as Outlook, that is NOT a web based application. The program runs on your computer. It connects to the Internet and to your email provider's computer (server) and downloads your emails to your computer.
But when you go to your Yahoo or Hotmail account on the web, you are actually using a web based application, in this case web mail software.
Another example of a web based application is google maps. There used to be many mapping software applications that ran on your computer. Like all other computer apps, you would install the app on your computer and then run it.
But you also had to update the data with new mapping info about new roads etc. But with web based software, the provider updates both application funcationality and sometimes the data too eg with maps (but not with your email content, obviously).
Now Web 2.0 is a vague collection of terms and technologies that collectively bring interactivity (rich communications). In the old web, the web site owners pumped out content (ie their web pages) and the users would read them if they were interested. There was no communictaion or at least it was one-way.
But with web 2.0 that interactive functionality often provides "multi way communications" and not just between the user and the website. Typically in web 2.0 all participants can 'talk' to each other. This is exactly what we are doing right here. But such sites often allow audio and video inclusion too as does Glocals. So by talking I mean interacting in all its different forms.
So Glocals is an example of (a group of) web 2.0 sites known as social networking.
Another level up from this type of application is a group of apps that provides functionality beyond talking and social interaction. Google maps is one example of such a web 2 application. Oh yes, I know it looks like Google maps is just one way communication from Google to you but that is not even half its funcationality - it is just the best known one.
In fact you can automatically map the location of the users of a wbesite using Google Earth. To be accurate, the info you get is a google map with pins on it showing where the ISP's of the users of a website are located (ususlly of course very near and in the same city as the ISP but not always).
The point is that you then provide information to users of a website about other users of that site and there you have that multi way interaction going again. But this time you also have mapping info which may be useful for business reasons.
Another set of valuable web 2 apps are Google Docs ... check out:
http://docs.google.com
You have a web based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software and more. If you are wondering whether you can import and export Microsoft Excel spreadsheetsm let me use that famous phrase: Yes you can.
So where are the web 2 features of Google Docs beyond being web based? Well, you can share your document with anyone anywhere as long as yo have their email address. Google Docs is a true and first class multi user web 2 application. If two or more people are permitted to edit the same spreadheet or word precessor document, you can actually see who is reading it live and if anyone makes a change to the content, the change is immediately refelected on the screens of all the other permitted users no matter where they are in the world!
I only mentioned Google coz it is best known and most accessible. There are many other web 2 sites and apps. But the ones you mostly hear about are the social networking ones that people use for leisure.
So ther you have it, no tech workd other than 'app' and 'doc' which I hope you forgive me for :-)
You never imagined Glocals could be this useful did you!
Have fun
B
Bizhan, Oct 9, 2009 @ 10:41
First a web based application is a software application that runs on the web and not on your computer.
For example when you use your email software such as Outlook, that is NOT a web based application. The program runs on your computer. It connects to the Internet and to your email provider's computer (server) and downloads your emails to your computer.
But when you go to your Yahoo or Hotmail account on the web, you are actually using a web based application, in this case web mail software.
Another example of a web based application is google maps. There used to be many mapping software applications that ran on your computer. Like all other computer apps, you would install the app on your computer and then run it.
But you also had to update the data with new mapping info about new roads etc. But with web based software, the provider updates both application funcationality and sometimes the data too eg with maps (but not with your email content, obviously).
Now Web 2.0 is a vague collection of terms and technologies that collectively bring interactivity (rich communications). In the old web, the web site owners pumped out content (ie their web pages) and the users would read them if they were interested. There was no communictaion or at least it was one-way.
But with web 2.0 that interactive functionality often provides "multi way communications" and not just between the user and the website. Typically in web 2.0 all participants can 'talk' to each other. This is exactly what we are doing right here. But such sites often allow audio and video inclusion too as does Glocals. So by talking I mean interacting in all its different forms.
So Glocals is an example of (a group of) web 2.0 sites known as social networking.
Another level up from this type of application is a group of apps that provides functionality beyond talking and social interaction. Google maps is one example of such a web 2 application. Oh yes, I know it looks like Google maps is just one way communication from Google to you but that is not even half its funcationality - it is just the best known one.
In fact you can automatically map the location of the users of a wbesite using Google Earth. To be accurate, the info you get is a google map with pins on it showing where the ISP's of the users of a website are located (ususlly of course very near and in the same city as the ISP but not always).
The point is that you then provide information to users of a website about other users of that site and there you have that multi way interaction going again. But this time you also have mapping info which may be useful for business reasons.
Another set of valuable web 2 apps are Google Docs ... check out:
http://docs.google.com
You have a web based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software and more. If you are wondering whether you can import and export Microsoft Excel spreadsheetsm let me use that famous phrase: Yes you can.
So where are the web 2 features of Google Docs beyond being web based? Well, you can share your document with anyone anywhere as long as yo have their email address. Google Docs is a true and first class multi user web 2 application. If two or more people are permitted to edit the same spreadheet or word precessor document, you can actually see who is reading it live and if anyone makes a change to the content, the change is immediately refelected on the screens of all the other permitted users no matter where they are in the world!
I only mentioned Google coz it is best known and most accessible. There are many other web 2 sites and apps. But the ones you mostly hear about are the social networking ones that people use for leisure.
So ther you have it, no tech workd other than 'app' and 'doc' which I hope you forgive me for :-)
You never imagined Glocals could be this useful did you!
Have fun
B
Bizhan, Oct 9, 2009 @ 10:41
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Oct 9, 2009 @ 11:09
Ooops instead of Google Earth I meant Google Maps.
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Oct 9, 2009 @ 11:52
Very clear explanation from Bizhan. I have no problem understanding it at all. Hope Justin feels the same. Thanks a lot, Bizhan.
Glocals is such a wonderful site, where people are so warm and helpful. :-))
Glocals is such a wonderful site, where people are so warm and helpful. :-))
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Very clear explanation from Bizhan. I have no problem understanding it at all. Hope Justin feels the same. Thanks a lot, Bizhan.
Glocals is such a wonderful site, where people are so warm and helpful. :-))
wonder, Oct 9, 2009 @ 11:52
Glocals is such a wonderful site, where people are so warm and helpful. :-))
wonder, Oct 9, 2009 @ 11:52
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Oct 9, 2009 @ 11:55
"You never
imagined Glocals could be this useful did you!" Of course, I did! :-
))but what I never imagined is you would take so much time to answer these questions
with examples so accurate :-) thank you!But...from your first example, you
mean a web based app is every application provided to me through the web, and for which I
don't need to install any program on my pc!? please correct me if I'm wrong.if web
2.0 = interaction between internet users (what didn't exist in web 1.0), why is it not seen as an
innovation by some experts?is it really "some" or all the experts? (because it seems you
personally don't agree with the idea of innovative step when you say
"vague")Thank you very much!
imagined Glocals could be this useful did you!" Of course, I did! :-
))but what I never imagined is you would take so much time to answer these questions
with examples so accurate :-) thank you!But...from your first example, you
mean a web based app is every application provided to me through the web, and for which I
don't need to install any program on my pc!? please correct me if I'm wrong.if web
2.0 = interaction between internet users (what didn't exist in web 1.0), why is it not seen as an
innovation by some experts?is it really "some" or all the experts? (because it seems you
personally don't agree with the idea of innovative step when you say
"vague")Thank you very much!
The text you are quoting:
"You never
imagined Glocals could be this useful did you!" Of course, I did! :-
))but what I never imagined is you would take so much time to answer these questions
with examples so accurate :-) thank you!But...from your first example, you
mean a web based app is every application provided to me through the web, and for which I
don't need to install any program on my pc!? please correct me if I'm wrong.if web
2.0 = interaction between internet users (what didn't exist in web 1.0), why is it not seen as an
innovation by some experts?is it really "some" or all the experts? (because it seems you
personally don't agree with the idea of innovative step when you say
"vague")Thank you very much!
Justin, Oct 9, 2009 @ 11:55
imagined Glocals could be this useful did you!" Of course, I did! :-
))but what I never imagined is you would take so much time to answer these questions
with examples so accurate :-) thank you!But...from your first example, you
mean a web based app is every application provided to me through the web, and for which I
don't need to install any program on my pc!? please correct me if I'm wrong.if web
2.0 = interaction between internet users (what didn't exist in web 1.0), why is it not seen as an
innovation by some experts?is it really "some" or all the experts? (because it seems you
personally don't agree with the idea of innovative step when you say
"vague")Thank you very much!
Justin, Oct 9, 2009 @ 11:55
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Oct 9, 2009 @ 13:18
You are both most welcome.
Justin - You are correct about web based apps. Though to be accurate, some web based apps download a small component to yoru PC but again you need not worry about installation and updates of the components. The components are used to speed up or aid the running of the main web based app.
As for web 2 being a "vague" collection ... I mean it is undefined or unclear collection of techologies. You see, the term was never defined by the scientific community or anyone else. It came about when Tim O'Rilley of O'Rilley Media spoke at a conference and talked about the upcoming wave of web sites using newer innovations to enable and empower the users to engage in social interactions.
The name "Web 2" stuck. So generally speaking I do agree that we are benefiting from innovation. But web 2 is just a term used for the new collection techologies and there are elements within these technologies that are innovative.
For example, think of YouTube. Is it a revolutin or an innovation. No not at all. YouTube came along at the right time used existing developments and allowed users to share videos without paying for storage (huge amounts of which are neede for video). The timing was perfect. Mobile phones equipped with video capabilities were just becoming popular.
But YouTube in itself didn't create any innovations.
The same could be said of Hotmail. All the email and web techologies already existed and were commercially available and were being used by many companies. Hotmail just offered it all free and made it accessible to the masses for social use. The innovation was already one by smart Internet communicatiopns companies first with modems etc and then with broadband making video possible.
Much of the software innovation/interactivity of the web 2 sites comes from Java (Sun Micro Systems) and JavaScript (Netscape, now part of AOL Time Warner) and Ajax (a software framework created cooperatively).
Contrary to popular belief, the web doesn't run on Microsoft technologies. Rather it runs on the free Linux operating system, PHP (a free programming language by Zend labs, Israel) and MySQL another free databse techology, plus of course JavaScript and Java.
So you see the innovation was long complete before the savvy businesses or entrepeneurial kids commercialised them. Now Twitter much as I dislike it personally, is an innovation. It is an innovative "use" of text technology (but not a technology innovation in itself). And that as they say is a subject for another discussion .. over a coffee.
Have fun guys and see you around I hope.
B
Justin - You are correct about web based apps. Though to be accurate, some web based apps download a small component to yoru PC but again you need not worry about installation and updates of the components. The components are used to speed up or aid the running of the main web based app.
As for web 2 being a "vague" collection ... I mean it is undefined or unclear collection of techologies. You see, the term was never defined by the scientific community or anyone else. It came about when Tim O'Rilley of O'Rilley Media spoke at a conference and talked about the upcoming wave of web sites using newer innovations to enable and empower the users to engage in social interactions.
The name "Web 2" stuck. So generally speaking I do agree that we are benefiting from innovation. But web 2 is just a term used for the new collection techologies and there are elements within these technologies that are innovative.
For example, think of YouTube. Is it a revolutin or an innovation. No not at all. YouTube came along at the right time used existing developments and allowed users to share videos without paying for storage (huge amounts of which are neede for video). The timing was perfect. Mobile phones equipped with video capabilities were just becoming popular.
But YouTube in itself didn't create any innovations.
The same could be said of Hotmail. All the email and web techologies already existed and were commercially available and were being used by many companies. Hotmail just offered it all free and made it accessible to the masses for social use. The innovation was already one by smart Internet communicatiopns companies first with modems etc and then with broadband making video possible.
Much of the software innovation/interactivity of the web 2 sites comes from Java (Sun Micro Systems) and JavaScript (Netscape, now part of AOL Time Warner) and Ajax (a software framework created cooperatively).
Contrary to popular belief, the web doesn't run on Microsoft technologies. Rather it runs on the free Linux operating system, PHP (a free programming language by Zend labs, Israel) and MySQL another free databse techology, plus of course JavaScript and Java.
So you see the innovation was long complete before the savvy businesses or entrepeneurial kids commercialised them. Now Twitter much as I dislike it personally, is an innovation. It is an innovative "use" of text technology (but not a technology innovation in itself). And that as they say is a subject for another discussion .. over a coffee.
Have fun guys and see you around I hope.
B
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You are both most welcome.
Justin - You are correct about web based apps. Though to be accurate, some web based apps download a small component to yoru PC but again you need not worry about installation and updates of the components. The components are used to speed up or aid the running of the main web based app.
As for web 2 being a "vague" collection ... I mean it is undefined or unclear collection of techologies. You see, the term was never defined by the scientific community or anyone else. It came about when Tim O'Rilley of O'Rilley Media spoke at a conference and talked about the upcoming wave of web sites using newer innovations to enable and empower the users to engage in social interactions.
The name "Web 2" stuck. So generally speaking I do agree that we are benefiting from innovation. But web 2 is just a term used for the new collection techologies and there are elements within these technologies that are innovative.
For example, think of YouTube. Is it a revolutin or an innovation. No not at all. YouTube came along at the right time used existing developments and allowed users to share videos without paying for storage (huge amounts of which are neede for video). The timing was perfect. Mobile phones equipped with video capabilities were just becoming popular.
But YouTube in itself didn't create any innovations.
The same could be said of Hotmail. All the email and web techologies already existed and were commercially available and were being used by many companies. Hotmail just offered it all free and made it accessible to the masses for social use. The innovation was already one by smart Internet communicatiopns companies first with modems etc and then with broadband making video possible.
Much of the software innovation/interactivity of the web 2 sites comes from Java (Sun Micro Systems) and JavaScript (Netscape, now part of AOL Time Warner) and Ajax (a software framework created cooperatively).
Contrary to popular belief, the web doesn't run on Microsoft technologies. Rather it runs on the free Linux operating system, PHP (a free programming language by Zend labs, Israel) and MySQL another free databse techology, plus of course JavaScript and Java.
So you see the innovation was long complete before the savvy businesses or entrepeneurial kids commercialised them. Now Twitter much as I dislike it personally, is an innovation. It is an innovative "use" of text technology (but not a technology innovation in itself). And that as they say is a subject for another discussion .. over a coffee.
Have fun guys and see you around I hope.
B
Bizhan, Oct 9, 2009 @ 13:18
Justin - You are correct about web based apps. Though to be accurate, some web based apps download a small component to yoru PC but again you need not worry about installation and updates of the components. The components are used to speed up or aid the running of the main web based app.
As for web 2 being a "vague" collection ... I mean it is undefined or unclear collection of techologies. You see, the term was never defined by the scientific community or anyone else. It came about when Tim O'Rilley of O'Rilley Media spoke at a conference and talked about the upcoming wave of web sites using newer innovations to enable and empower the users to engage in social interactions.
The name "Web 2" stuck. So generally speaking I do agree that we are benefiting from innovation. But web 2 is just a term used for the new collection techologies and there are elements within these technologies that are innovative.
For example, think of YouTube. Is it a revolutin or an innovation. No not at all. YouTube came along at the right time used existing developments and allowed users to share videos without paying for storage (huge amounts of which are neede for video). The timing was perfect. Mobile phones equipped with video capabilities were just becoming popular.
But YouTube in itself didn't create any innovations.
The same could be said of Hotmail. All the email and web techologies already existed and were commercially available and were being used by many companies. Hotmail just offered it all free and made it accessible to the masses for social use. The innovation was already one by smart Internet communicatiopns companies first with modems etc and then with broadband making video possible.
Much of the software innovation/interactivity of the web 2 sites comes from Java (Sun Micro Systems) and JavaScript (Netscape, now part of AOL Time Warner) and Ajax (a software framework created cooperatively).
Contrary to popular belief, the web doesn't run on Microsoft technologies. Rather it runs on the free Linux operating system, PHP (a free programming language by Zend labs, Israel) and MySQL another free databse techology, plus of course JavaScript and Java.
So you see the innovation was long complete before the savvy businesses or entrepeneurial kids commercialised them. Now Twitter much as I dislike it personally, is an innovation. It is an innovative "use" of text technology (but not a technology innovation in itself). And that as they say is a subject for another discussion .. over a coffee.
Have fun guys and see you around I hope.
B
Bizhan, Oct 9, 2009 @ 13:18
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Oct 9, 2009 @ 13:40
Ooops correct spelling is: O'Reilly
sorry about the spelling mistakes guys ... I have to run.
B
sorry about the spelling mistakes guys ... I have to run.
B
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Ooops correct spelling is: O'Reilly
sorry about the spelling mistakes guys ... I have to run.
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Bizhan, Oct 9, 2009 @ 13:40
sorry about the spelling mistakes guys ... I have to run.
B
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Oct 9, 2009 @ 19:02
Bizhan, Thank you again for this explanation. so your main idea is technologically,
there is nothing new in the web 2.0: the technology is basically the same in web 1.0 and 2.0.
but from the user perspective, there is an innovation in the web 2.0, which is the interactivity
between internet users. is that what you mean?thanks Marina for suggesting this
video :-)anyone want to add something to these useful posts?
there is nothing new in the web 2.0: the technology is basically the same in web 1.0 and 2.0.
but from the user perspective, there is an innovation in the web 2.0, which is the interactivity
between internet users. is that what you mean?thanks Marina for suggesting this
video :-)anyone want to add something to these useful posts?
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Bizhan, Thank you again for this explanation. so your main idea is technologically,
there is nothing new in the web 2.0: the technology is basically the same in web 1.0 and 2.0.
but from the user perspective, there is an innovation in the web 2.0, which is the interactivity
between internet users. is that what you mean?thanks Marina for suggesting this
video :-)anyone want to add something to these useful posts?
Justin, Oct 9, 2009 @ 19:02
there is nothing new in the web 2.0: the technology is basically the same in web 1.0 and 2.0.
but from the user perspective, there is an innovation in the web 2.0, which is the interactivity
between internet users. is that what you mean?thanks Marina for suggesting this
video :-)anyone want to add something to these useful posts?
Justin, Oct 9, 2009 @ 19:02
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Oct 9, 2009 @ 19:56
Hi Justin
Yes, the web is still the web. Web 2.0 is just a fictitious label. The only difference between the web now and the web of the 1990's is that the world wide web now benefits from the availability of much better technologies.
So we now have very hig speed broadband .. in 5 years it will reach TV quality and speed. The current speeds allow reasonable quality video to be played.
Now we have flash video (anod other video formats) which were non-existant or largely undeveloped for the web as there was no need for them because sending text over modems was a challenge at times.
Audio technologies have similarly evolved (not invented by web 2) to integrate with the web again due to the infrastructre advancements.
So yes, web 2 as a broad label for the collection of technologies that now give us so many benefits is innovative. But it is these underlying/supporting technologies that give us the innovation.
Take care
B
Yes, the web is still the web. Web 2.0 is just a fictitious label. The only difference between the web now and the web of the 1990's is that the world wide web now benefits from the availability of much better technologies.
So we now have very hig speed broadband .. in 5 years it will reach TV quality and speed. The current speeds allow reasonable quality video to be played.
Now we have flash video (anod other video formats) which were non-existant or largely undeveloped for the web as there was no need for them because sending text over modems was a challenge at times.
Audio technologies have similarly evolved (not invented by web 2) to integrate with the web again due to the infrastructre advancements.
So yes, web 2 as a broad label for the collection of technologies that now give us so many benefits is innovative. But it is these underlying/supporting technologies that give us the innovation.
Take care
B
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Hi Justin
Yes, the web is still the web. Web 2.0 is just a fictitious label. The only difference between the web now and the web of the 1990's is that the world wide web now benefits from the availability of much better technologies.
So we now have very hig speed broadband .. in 5 years it will reach TV quality and speed. The current speeds allow reasonable quality video to be played.
Now we have flash video (anod other video formats) which were non-existant or largely undeveloped for the web as there was no need for them because sending text over modems was a challenge at times.
Audio technologies have similarly evolved (not invented by web 2) to integrate with the web again due to the infrastructre advancements.
So yes, web 2 as a broad label for the collection of technologies that now give us so many benefits is innovative. But it is these underlying/supporting technologies that give us the innovation.
Take care
B
Bizhan, Oct 9, 2009 @ 19:56
Yes, the web is still the web. Web 2.0 is just a fictitious label. The only difference between the web now and the web of the 1990's is that the world wide web now benefits from the availability of much better technologies.
So we now have very hig speed broadband .. in 5 years it will reach TV quality and speed. The current speeds allow reasonable quality video to be played.
Now we have flash video (anod other video formats) which were non-existant or largely undeveloped for the web as there was no need for them because sending text over modems was a challenge at times.
Audio technologies have similarly evolved (not invented by web 2) to integrate with the web again due to the infrastructre advancements.
So yes, web 2 as a broad label for the collection of technologies that now give us so many benefits is innovative. But it is these underlying/supporting technologies that give us the innovation.
Take care
B
Bizhan, Oct 9, 2009 @ 19:56
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