Definition
Web 2.0
Definition 1 - 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. (This is what I've elsewhere called "harnessing collective intelligence.") - Tim O'Reilly
Definition 2 - is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online. Web 2.0 basically refers to the transition from static HTML Web pages to a more dynamic Web that is more organized and is based on serving Web applications to users. Other improved functionality of Web 2.0 includes open communication with an emphasis on Web-based communities of users, and more open sharing of information. - Webopedia
"What is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software" - Tim O'Reilly (seminal white paper on Web 2.0)
- Social - easy to share information with others and add comments to news, blogs, etc.
- Collaboration - easy to work on projects without emailing documents back and forth
- Storing data online - store resources, documents, bookmarks, etc online for free
- Targeted advertising - ads based on content, searches, subject, etc. on sites
- Wikipedia definition and critical views from First Monday
Active Learning - Pedagogy
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