What does Web 2.0 really mean?

Rob — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:02:00 -0400

You would have been asleep at the wheel over the past few years if you haven’t heard how Web 2.0 ideas have engaged individuals and consumers with cool new possibilities. But the Web 2.0 moniker is still undefined to many corporate clients. What does it mean to their business?

The web has moved forward from Hypertext to a more rich ability to share information. Michael Wesch, a professor at Kansas State, made this great video that demonstrates the transition from text to Web 2.0. It is worth the 5 minutes of history if you haven’t already seen it.

Social networking, blogs, wiki’s, RSS, widgets and mashups have been all the rage on sites created by individuals. Facebook, MySpace, Googlemaps even personal pages from Apple generated tremendous media coverage as personal publishing took center stage in the ‘always on’ internet space.

The Last Mile: What does Web 2.0 really mean?

What does Web 2.0 really mean?