Reflection (week 3) - WEB 2.0

THE WEB 2.0

Web 2.0 is the transition that has occurred from traditional to applications that work through the web focused on the final user. These are applications that generate collaboration and services that are to eventually will replace desktop applications.

Although many people still use this term as a marketing fashionable word and other senseless even accept it as a new form or line of communication and exchange of knowledge, we must also consider that the real impact of the web 2.0 will be significant as soon as we use the new tools to create innovative solutions to make life easier for all users.

What is called Web 2.0 refers to a set of applications that have emerged in recent years on the Web that have made it much easier for anyone to be both generator and/or consumer of web content. This is because these applications are normally free and very easy to use, allowing us all to be able to publish web content with just having several network access formats. In short, the Internet has grown from a reading to be read-write.

I can say that lately, in print media and on the Internet is increasing talk of weblogs, games, videos and photos shared with family or friends sharing; news spread through podcasting; is co-published in a participatory manner encyclopedias online; are consulted or published classified ads; texts or tags to photos, music, etc. are added, which are posted on the web, so that others can look at websites; users subscribe to the content authors, allowed by RSS by sites that communicate automatically updates to their subscribers; word processors which use Internet as a platform and many more. I explain more in my Wiki page.

In short, Web 2.0 allows anyone to be an author and user of content in various formats, which in turn can establish networks and spaces of social interaction in a natural way, and finally manage, retrieve, share information and interact very easily through the same Web.