We are all seeing Web 2.0 on the Web and in forums, but what exactly is that and what does it mean. Web 2.0 is just another name for an interactive website. One that is not static in nature, but rather interacts with the user.<\/p>\n
<\/blockquote>\nBut now we see the emergence of “Web 2.0”, a fairly new term that describes an innovative type of website that is built on the participation of its users. Blogs, wikis<\/span> Podcasts<\/span> and social networks all fall under the Web 2.0 umbrella.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Huh? Web 2.0 means introducing Buzz Clouds<\/span>, interactive blogs — wikis<\/span>, podcasts<\/span>, RSS<\/span> news feeds, user participation on your site. Allowing your users to search your site, add content and comments, and in general interact with the information that you have. That is the jist<\/span> of Web 2.0.<\/p>\n
Don’t get tied up on the details, just know that users want more ability to interact. Websites are transitioning from a one way directional interchange of data, you to the user, to a more multi<\/span>-directional exchange, you to the user, user to you, user to user. A great example is a blog. Comments are left on a post you or another reader can comment and a real exchange happens. Well a small microcosm<\/span> really. Web 2.0 is on a much broader scale, but a blog, video, news feeds, are all a start to help you transition to this new direction and something fairly easy to implement now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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