Lundquist+-+definition

Web 2.0 refers to web applications that allow users to collaborate, create content, share their content with others and play an active role on the world wide web.


 * Authoring:** refers to the ability of users to generate or update content
 * Blog:** is a contraction of web log and refers to an online journal or log, usually of a single individual, although several authors may share a single blog. Blogs can include accounts of daily life, political commentary, literary criticism, travel advice and be illustrated with pictures, video clips, links to other sites. Many blogs allow for readers to comment.
 * Cloud:** the internet; essentially a system whereby data and applications reside apart from the end users' computers and accessed through a browser.
 * Crowdsourcing:** refers to harnessing the skills and enthusiasm of those outside an organization who are prepared to volunteer their time contributing content and solving problems. Amateurs and volunteers, for example, can write product reviews and share tips, including how a product can be used or improved.
 * Friend:** Any individual that users of social media allow to view otherwise private content; a friend may be either known or unknown, a family member, a colleague, or an actual friend.
 * Podcast:** An audio blog that is updated on a regular basis for others to access via mobile or desktop technology.
 * Tags:** keywords that users assign their content to make it easier for others to find relevant items, including blogs, photos, and videos.
 * Troll:** someone who targets one or more blogs for abusive comments, usually ideologically driven and unrelenting.
 * Tweet:** An entry made by a user on Twitter; tweets are limited to 140 characters.
 * Wiki:** A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages by a number of users who can add to, correct or update each others' content.