So, what in the wide world is this thing everybody calls Web 2.0??? First of all, it is not software that you download or purchase in a box. Second, it can be pronounced correctly either as WEB TWO POINT OH and WEB TWO OH if you prefer.
This particular way of referring by this odd name, Web 2.0, to certain things online is a relatively recent happening. Back in the 1990s when we all first got hooked on using the Internet, nobody referred to the World Wide Web or Internet using any version numbers.
But, that’s the point. What’s now called Web 2.0 was named as such only recently during the first decade of the 21st century. More importantly, Web 2.0 as a name presumes that what came before online during the end of the 20th century should be thought of as Web 1.0 in stark contrast to how the Web works and feels now that we are in the 21st century.
As annoying as some might find this name, Web 2.0, it is here to stay.
If nothing else is true, Web 2.0 is all about interactivity and actively engaging in Internet communication in the 21st century. All this is very much unlike what the 1990s had with those lovable, but very old-fashioned pages on a website that just sat there and did nothing to invite participation or interaction.
Web 2.0 includes many exciting communication opportunities including blogging, podcasting and social networking online (like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube). Here at WebGuruWoody you will find explorations in Web 2.0 to help you better understand what the Web can do for you as we move forward in the 21st century.
