Web 2.0
If we follow BernersLee’s described approach, we are currently seeing the infancy of Web 2.0 or the “read-write” web. The newly introduced ability to contribute content and interact with other web users has dramatically changed the landscape of the web in a short period of time. The term “Web 2.0” refers to an improved form of the WWW, based on the version number that usually specifies software upgrades. Technologies such as web blogs (blogs), social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds (and other forms of many-to-many publishing), social software, web APIs, and online web services such as eBay and Gmail provide better functionality than reading websites if only. Stephen Fry (actor, writer and broadcaster) describes Web 2.0 as “more of an idea in people’s heads than reality. It’s really an idea that emphasizes reciprocity between users and providers. In other words , if you will, really interactive, just because people can both upload and download.”
Tim O’Reilly popularized Web 2.0 as a term when he wrote a fairly solid definition. Web 2.0 is definitely the next big thing on the web. It uses the latest technologies and concepts to make the user experience more interactive, useful and connected. It creates another way to connect the world by collecting information and sharing it effectively. With so many Web 2.0-based sites popping up, it definitely has a bright future. This is a revolution in computing that is sure to be even more successful. According to some sources, the term Web 2.0 has been around since around October 2004. It is defined by the free web encyclopedia Wikipedia, as Web 2.0 is a term generally applied to the perception of the ongoing WWW transition from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform that provides web applications to end users. Ultimately web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes.
Web 2.0 Website Types
References
http://ir.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/1944/1285