Internet developments
- 2. What is Web 2.0 ? Web 2.0 is the name given to the recent development of interactive website that different to the old static websites. Web2.0 is the new version.Web2.0 regularly called Social web because user can interact and share.Many websites on the Web today allow users to:share information (e.g. notes and photos on Facebook)interact (add comments, chat, etc.)collaborate on content (e.g. creating pages on Wikipedia)create their own content (e.g. videos on YouTube)
- 3. BlogBlog is a website that allow to use comment and interact on the web. Blog is also where someone writes about a topic. It can be personal, based on interest or businesses also use blog to write about new products etc. A blog can setup with just a few clicks.
- 4. BloggingNowadays blogging is very popular and have thousands of readers. Blog allow to publish their views and opinions very easily without anyone else checking what they are writing. So it is very important that you do not take the viewpoints expressed on blogs.
- 5. WikisWiki is a website that user can work together and create the information. Everyone can edited the page of wiki so different people can add to the page and edit things. The wikis are very useful for creating sites containing lots of connected information.Wikis are used for websites such as:Encyclopaedia (e.g. Wikipedia)Help sites (e.g. This site for Ubuntu Linux)
- 6. Media Uploading SitesThere many website that allow user to upload and share their own media . For examples: photos, music or video. The user also can rate or comment on the media of other people. All media upload sites have rules about the type of the media that you can upload you have to have own the copyright to the media or have permission from the copyright owner.Some popular media upload sites:YouTube (video)Vimeo (video)Flickr (photos)PhotoBucket (photos)MySpace (music)ccMixter (music)
- 7. Social NetworksA social networks website is a site that the user can connect with other users such as friends family or relatives. Users can share information , pictures, send messages chart etc. Nowadays the biggest social networking websites is Facebook.