what the heck is web 2.0 ?
Doesn't it bother you that when you go over a blog entry, you come up with a term which the author has failed to define/ explain given that from up there, where he is blogging he has this Godly omnipotent and omniscient belief (as to border absurd arrogance) that his readers know what he is babbling about!?!
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Well, yes, it does bother me! It bothers me so much that at times when I blog I usually link that particular word/ term to another webpage that does explain what I want to convey. Or simply, at the bottom of me blog, I'll insert a paragraph with the required information. What does all this have to do with web 2.o then!?! This, i.e. web 2.0, is actually that particular term that has been irking me for a while because I haven't been able to figure out what the hell the author is alluding to. I know of a web but so far, my knowledge has been limited to basic programming/ net navigation and simple boreblogging. I'm not your all out 100% balls-to-bones geek material and I'm not an undergraduate/ postgrad computer science student. As such, I'm not really cognizent in all the mumbo jumbo terms associated with the web, programming or even computers. It's but by mere coincidence that I've started to blog. And programming, so far, remains as a hobby.
So, what the heck is web 2.0!?!
I've been googling it. And in my not so humble opinion, O'Reilly offers the most detailed, easily readable and comprehensible statement on this (see what is web 2.0?). And yesterday, I've ended searching it on wikipedia (follow this link for the article) and loe and behold, wikipedia also refers to O'Reilly.
In me own words (from the perspective of a non-professional, if it's of any worth), web 2.0 is basically about what I'm doing right now, i.e. blogging, sharing links, uploading pics, etc. The whole concept is about how the web has suddenly morphed into a more user oriented environment within which it's us, the netizens, who rule. In web 2.0, it's actually the users who decide what is good/ bad and what has to be prioritised! We, and not the multibillion companies, are movers and shakers. Ooh-ray!!! :D
Web 2.0 is the why blogging and online social networks are the current fad. It is either the raison d'etre or the result of sites like flickr.com, del.icio.us and others. The interest in freewares, sharewares and peer-to-peer data exchange is web 2.0. It is everything that is currently empowering the user in doing what he/she wants! That's awesome, huh!?!
How is that for an abstract!?! Now, I'm happy for I've learned something new! If you are still in the dark or want more in-depth info, then follow these linkz: 1) what is web 2.0? 2) wikipedia article: here.
technorati tag: morisien mwa, blog, internet, computer
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Well, yes, it does bother me! It bothers me so much that at times when I blog I usually link that particular word/ term to another webpage that does explain what I want to convey. Or simply, at the bottom of me blog, I'll insert a paragraph with the required information. What does all this have to do with web 2.o then!?! This, i.e. web 2.0, is actually that particular term that has been irking me for a while because I haven't been able to figure out what the hell the author is alluding to. I know of a web but so far, my knowledge has been limited to basic programming/ net navigation and simple boreblogging. I'm not your all out 100% balls-to-bones geek material and I'm not an undergraduate/ postgrad computer science student. As such, I'm not really cognizent in all the mumbo jumbo terms associated with the web, programming or even computers. It's but by mere coincidence that I've started to blog. And programming, so far, remains as a hobby.
So, what the heck is web 2.0!?!
I've been googling it. And in my not so humble opinion, O'Reilly offers the most detailed, easily readable and comprehensible statement on this (see what is web 2.0?). And yesterday, I've ended searching it on wikipedia (follow this link for the article) and loe and behold, wikipedia also refers to O'Reilly.
In me own words (from the perspective of a non-professional, if it's of any worth), web 2.0 is basically about what I'm doing right now, i.e. blogging, sharing links, uploading pics, etc. The whole concept is about how the web has suddenly morphed into a more user oriented environment within which it's us, the netizens, who rule. In web 2.0, it's actually the users who decide what is good/ bad and what has to be prioritised! We, and not the multibillion companies, are movers and shakers. Ooh-ray!!! :D
Web 2.0 is the why blogging and online social networks are the current fad. It is either the raison d'etre or the result of sites like flickr.com, del.icio.us and others. The interest in freewares, sharewares and peer-to-peer data exchange is web 2.0. It is everything that is currently empowering the user in doing what he/she wants! That's awesome, huh!?!
How is that for an abstract!?! Now, I'm happy for I've learned something new! If you are still in the dark or want more in-depth info, then follow these linkz: 1) what is web 2.0? 2) wikipedia article: here.
technorati tag: morisien mwa, blog, internet, computer
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