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A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with other users or to change website [|content], in contrast to non-interactive websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them. Figure 1 shows a "meme map" of Web 2.0 that was developed at a brainstorming session during FOO Camp, a conference at O'Reilly Media. It's very much a work in progress, but shows the many ideas that radiate out from the Web 2.0 core.Type in the content of your page here.

The term "Web 2.0" (2004–present) is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design,[1] and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web 2.0 include web-based communities, hosted services, web applications, social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, mashups, and folksonomies. A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with other users or to change website content, in contrast to non-interactive websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them.

1. web-based communities- A **virtual community** is a social network of individuals who interact through specific media, potentially crossing geographical and political boundaries in order to pursue mutual interests or goals.

2. hosted services- A **Hosted Service Provider** (xSP) is a business that delivers a combination of traditional IT functions such as infrastructure, applications ([|Software as a Service]), security, monitoring, storage, Web development, website hosting and email, over the Internet or other [|wide area networks] (WAN). An xSP combines the abilities of an [|application service provider] (ASP) and an [|Internet service provider] (ISP).

3. web applications- A **web application** is an [|application] that is accessed via a [|web browser] over a network such as the [|Internet] or an [|intranet]. The term may also mean a computer software application that is hosted in a browser-controlled environment (e.g. a [|Java applet])[//[|citation needed]//] or coded in a browser-supported language (such as [|JavaScript], combined with a browser-rendered [|markup language] like [|HTML]) and reliant on a common web browser to render the application [|executable].

4. social-networking sites- A **social network service** focuses on building and reflecting of [|social networks] or [|social relations] among people, e.g., who share interests and/or activities. A social network service essentially consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are [|web based] and provides means for users to interact over the [|internet], such as [|e-mail] and [|instant messaging]. Although [|online community] services are sometimes considered as a social network service in a broader sense, social network service usually means an individual-centered service whereas [|online community] services are group-centered.

5. video-sharing sites-[|**Video sharing**] refers to websites or software where users can distribute their [|video clips]. Some services may charge, but the large majority of them offer free services. Many services have options for private sharing and other publication options. Video sharing services can be classified into several categories, among them: user generated video sharing websites, video sharing platform / white label providers and web based video editing. Please note that websites that are solely search engines and do not provide the hosting of their video content (such as [|Singingfish]) are not included in this article.

6. wikis- A **wiki** (pronounced [|/ˈwɪki/] [|// WIK -ee//]) is a [|website] that allows the easy[|[1]] creation and editing of any number of [|interlinked] [|web pages] via a [|web browser] using a simplified [|markup language] or a [|WYSIWYG] text editor.[|[2]][|[3]] Wikis are typically powered by [|wiki software] and are often used to create collaborative websites, to power community websites, for personal [|note taking], in corporate [|intranets], and in [|knowledge management] systems.

7. blogs- A **blog** (a [|contraction] of the term "**web log**")[|[1]] is a type of [|website], usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning //to maintain or add content to a blog//.

8. mashups- A **mashup**, **bootleg**[//[|citation needed]//] or **blend**[|[1]] (also **mash up** and **mash-up**) is a song or composition created by blending two or more songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the music track of another.[|[2]]

9. folksonomies- A **folksonomy** is a system of classification derived from the practice and method of [|collaboratively] creating and managing [|tags] to annotate and [|categorize] [|content];[|[1]][|[2]] this practice is also known as [|collaborative tagging], **social classification**, **social indexing**, and **social tagging**.[//[|citation needed]//] //Folksonomy// is a [|portmanteau] of //folk// and //[|taxonomy]//.

10. tags - In online computer systems terminology, a **tag** is a non-hierarchical [|keyword or term] assigned to a piece of information (such as an [|internet bookmark], digital image, or [|computer file]). This kind of [|metadata] helps describe an item and allows it to be found again by browsing or searching. Tags are generally chosen informally and personally by the item's creator or by its viewer, depending on the system.