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Friday, May 2, 2008

Explanation of Web 2.0

clipped from www.bnet.com

What Is Web 2.0?

by Mike Wolcott

  • Buzz phrase coined: 2004, by Tim O'Reilly of tech publisher O'Reilly Media
  • Thumbnail definition: Web 2.0 is a set of Web-based software services that encourage users to become more involved in the creation and manipulation of data.
  • Enabling technologies: AJAX, blogs, RSS, wikis, XML, Atom
  • Prominent Web 2.0 brands: digg, Flickr, Google Apps, LinkedIn, Salesforce.com, Socialtext, YouTube, Wikipedia
  • Investment: Web 2.0 startups attracted $844 million in venture capital investment during 2006, more than twice as much as in 2005. (Source: VentureOne)
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    Posted by Lara Nieberding, The Data Digger at 4:56 PM

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