The phrase Web 2.0 refers to a perceived second-generation of web-based communities and hosted services — such as social-networking sites, wikis and folksonomies — which aim to facilitate collaboration and sharing between users.
I agree with much of this definition, which would make sense, since Wikipedia itself could be described as a result/example of Web 2.0! It's sites like Wikipedia that really inspired me to start this blog -- the usability and incredible functionality have been impressive and I feel like writing about it. I cannot tell you how many times I've needed a quick reference point on some arcane point and Wikipedia was there to shed some light on the subject.
Through this blog I will not only cover new events in the Web 2.0 world, but I will also explore new things for you, the reader. This will include covering new sites, and even demonstrating/experimenting with their functions. All my results will be documented here, with comments turned on, so that I can take feedback about the sites I am visiting, the functions I play with, and listen to anything else you've got to say.
On that note, I'll let you know some of my fave Web 2.0 sites right off the bat, as these will likely be covered first, and if I am accused of having a bias, I want to own up to it right away!
Digg: Digg is a community-based popularity website with an emphasis on technology and science articles, recently expanding to a broader range of categories such as politics and entertainment. It combines social bookmarking, blogging, and syndication with a form of non-hierarchical, democratic editorial control.}
Reddit: reddit is a social news website where users can post links to content on the web. Other users may then vote the posted links up or down, causing them to appear more or less prominently on the reddit home page.}
Wikipedia: Wikipedia is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization.
Delicious: The website del.icio.us (pronounced as "delicious") is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks.
Yelp: Yelp is a company that operates a social networking and user review website by the same name.
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