Harlow~Definition+of+Web+2.0

=== Definition of Web 2.0 **[| (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0)] ** ===

Per Wikipedia, a Web 2.0 site "allows users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as consumers of user-generated content in a virtual community". Examples of Web 2.0 include but are not limited to the following:
 * social networking sites
 * blogs
 * wikis
 * video sharing sites
 * web applications
 * mashups
 * folksonomies

Wikipedia goes on to elaborate that Web 2.0 can be described in 3 parts: Rich Internet Application (RIA) Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) Social Web

Additionally, Web 2.0 websites include the unique features and techniques: Andrew McAfee used the acronym [|SLATES] to refer to them. SLATES is further explained in the list below.

** Search ** Finding information through keyword search.

** Links ** Connects information together into a meaningful information ecosystem using the model of the Web, and provides low-barrier social tools.

** Authoring ** The ability to create and update content leads to the collaborative work of many rather than just a few web authors. In wikis, users may extend, undo and redo each other's work. In blogs, posts and the comments of individuals build up over time.

** Tags ** Categorization of content by users adding "tags" - short, usually one-word descriptions - to facilitate searching, without dependence on pre-made categories. Collections of tags created by many users within a single system may be referred to as "folksonomies" (i.e., folk taxonomies).

** Extensions ** Software that makes the Web an application platform as well as a document server. These include software like Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash player, Microsoft Silverlight, ActiveX, Oracle Java, Quicktime, Windows Media, etc.

** Signals ** The use of syndication technology such as RSS to notify users of content changes.

Finally, a third important part of Web 2.0 is the social web, which consists of a number of online tools and platforms where people share their perspectives, opinions, thoughts and experiences. These application include, but are not limited to, the following:


 * Podcasting
 * Blogging
 * Tagging
 * Contributing to RSS
 * Social bookmarking
 * Social networking