I am one of the many people that use the Internet to purchase items, chat, send email and socialize using Facebook, but had never heard the term Web 2.0 until a few months ago. I started attending Full Sail University's online course as a means to obtain my Masters +60 and satisfy all my state's requirements to maintain my teaching degree. Needless to say, my eyes have been opened to many aspects of the Internet that have existed all along, but I was not seeing. In researching Web 2.0 information, I have discovered a wealth of knowledge. But I needed to begin at the beginning in order to have a clearer picture of how the Internet arrived to the position it is currently. Here is a short summary of what I found out:
Web 2.0 is in reality a misnomer. In order for something to be entitled the next numerical step, in this case Web 1.0 to Web 2.0, a complete reformation must occur. This is not true in this situation. In ComputerWeekly.com, "inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee has said that some of the supposedly defining characteristics of Web 2.0, such as collaboration and user involvement, are what the web was supposed to be about all along. He has pointed out, as others have, that Amazon was incorporating user-generated content (book reviews began in 1996) and Rest (Representational State Transfer) in its developments long before the term Web 2.0 came into use. So in effect, we are simply at a later stage of Web 1.0." In spite of that being said, the characteristics of Web 2.0 should be acknowledged (2008).
Tim O'Reilly, publisher of developer's handbooks, stated, "Google 'began its life as a native web application, never sold or packaged, but delivered as a service, with customers paying, directly or indirectly... none of the trappings of the old software industry are present.' There were no scheduled software releases, ‘just continuous improvement - or perpetual beta" (2005). So once again, the argument can be made that Web 2.0 is really an expansion of Web 1.0. The only reason this topic intrigues me, is that the ‘talk’ on the Web is the emergence of Web 3.0. For someone as naïve as myself, it makes my head spin,
Here is what I do understand about Web 2.0; I, as an individual, have access to have my voice heard to more people than is even comprehendible. I can collaborate with others ‘live’ as a proposal, article or other piece of written document is created. I can instantly share photos, my thoughts and ideas. I can comparison shop and be notified when something is on sale, or someone needs my help. I can rejoice and grieve in the lives of those I care about within moments. I can connect with those I see everyday, or those from long ago. I can create, imagine, dream, intellectualize, be silly, play games, and challenge others or myself to greater heights. I can be me, without judgment or condemnation. And the door is opened just a little further every day through this wonder we call the Internet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LzQIUANnHc&feature=quicklist
References
Langley, N. (2008, Febuary 11). Web 2.0: What does it constitute? ComputerWeekly.com Retrieved August 4, 2009 from http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/11/229337/web 2.0-what does-it- constitute.htm
O’Reilly, T. (2005, September 30). What is web 2.0:Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software. Retrieved from O’Reilly Website: http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html
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