Difference between revisions of "What is new about Web 2.0?"

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**Social networking sites: [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook], [http://www.bebo.com/ Bebo] (e.g. [http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=1873759274 Michele Smyth], [http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3523868408 Alderman Wilson])
 
**Social networking sites: [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook], [http://www.bebo.com/ Bebo] (e.g. [http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=1873759274 Michele Smyth], [http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3523868408 Alderman Wilson])
 
**Share photographs: [http://flickr.com/groups/69356525@N00/pool/tags/belfast/ Flickr]  
 
**Share photographs: [http://flickr.com/groups/69356525@N00/pool/tags/belfast/ Flickr]  
**Upload videos: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnNoc0I_LOo YouTube].
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**Upload videos: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnNoc0I_LOo YouTube], [http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8166330530351797735&hl=en-GB Google video]
 
*Comments build conversations
 
*Comments build conversations
 
**Not just a quick information fix: interactive
 
**Not just a quick information fix: interactive
 
**Not just simple instant transactions: ongoing relationships
 
**Not just simple instant transactions: ongoing relationships

Revision as of 23:34, 20 November 2007

1.0 Worldwide web 1st generation

  • 1 -> many
    • One person writes the content.
    • Many people read the pages.
  • Need to write in HTML + graphics

1.5 Content management systems (CMS)

  • Small teams -> many readers
    • Each writer works on a different page
    • Designers and programmers work separately on overall system, not each page.
  • Get easier for writers to use, but still need training.
  • Examples: DirectGov, Green Party in NI

Web 2.0

  • many -> many
    • many people write or upload content
    • many others read and sometimes comment
  • Much easier to write
    • Better usability, no training needed (at most watch a 5-min. video)
    • Can set up an account with a service provider such as blogspot or Facebook, or install easy-to-use software like WordPress.
  • Examples:
  • Comments build conversations
    • Not just a quick information fix: interactive
    • Not just simple instant transactions: ongoing relationships