I am increasingly hearing the term, "Web 2.0" to describe activities and applications. What is Web 2.0? Are we using any Web 2.0 applications in class? How do you feel about using these Web 2.0 applications? Which 3 Web 2.0 applications do you think will be the killer apps of 2007? Why?
Web 2.0 has not been concretely defined by anyone, however Web 2.0 identifies the web as a platform offering services, collective intelligence and users managing their own data. Web 2.0 includes things such as blogging sites, wikis, and social networking sites. Web 2.0 applications that we are using in class are, suprise, blogger.com and wikispaces.com. These applications are a great tool to get information out on the web, however I feel that a lot of data that is managed by the users themselves can be inaccurate, and cause a lot of problems. The three Web 2.0 Applications of 2007 are going to be Google's Apps Premier, mainly because the free version is easy to use and has enough features for the average user. Fluxiom, because more and more people are looking for a place to store files, and not having to manage it yourself is a big plus in my book. Just upload, and its there. Although fairly popular right now, I believe YouTube is going to continue to be popular just because it was bought by Google this year and still has some potential for growth.
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Tim O'Reilly says, "Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the internet as platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform. Chief among those rules is this: Build applications that harness network effects to get better the more people use them."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2
I totally agree with this comment "I believe YouTube is going to continue to be popular just because it was bought by Google this year and still has some potential for growth." YouTube right now is very popular and now that Google has bought it, it's feature are going to increase and become more suitable to its users.
I agree with you in the information being posted onto some Web 2.0 applications. What information can you trust and what can you not trust. Lots of people tend to think if it's on the web then it must be true and that is not always the case. I love the increase of Web 2.0 applications, but I also want to know that where I'm going is monitored and trusted.
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