You 2.0

You 2.0: The underlying Web 2.0 concepts empowering you today by Avi Jhangiani Email: [email_address] Blog: http://YouAreNew.blogspot.com

Contents

Introduction to the web

Web 2.0 – Do you know when you see it?

What are the underlying concepts of Web 2.0?

Introduction to the Web

Web 1.0

Largely static

Silos, read only web

Authoritarian

Not truly connected

Web 2.0…n.0 Dynamic, personalized and intuitive Two way communication, read/write web Participative Community feeling THE OLD YOU 1.0 THE NEW YOU 2.0

What is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0, simply, is an upgrade to the internet

The term “Web 2.0” comes from the following concepts or themes that can be observed on the internet today

Social networking

Collaboration

Broadcasting

Rich user interfaces

Service orientation

The following slides will introduce these emerging trends and help you recognize to Web 2.0 when you experience it.

Concept: Social Networking

Large online communities are emerging as like-minded people connect on the web.

Online network of more than 12 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. Online community that lets you meet your friends' friends. Share photos, journals and interests with your growing network of mutual friends. 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by 8 million+ residents. Discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Buy, sell and trade with other residents. Social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

Concept: Collaboration

People are voluntarily participating in discussions, contributing ideas, and sharing content of common interest.

Wikipedia is a free content encyclopedia collaboratively written by volunteers from all around the world. Deloitte’s WIN Blog is an ongoing community conversation about the workplace and personal life. Readers can provide feedback and share stories. Dispatx .com is dedicated to collaborative art production. It provides a forum for on-going discussion and allows viewers to influence development on artworks. del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website that allows you to store, organize, and share your bookmarks (favorite links to articles, music, recipes, etc.)

Concept: Broadcasting

Online distribution of audio and visual content to the general masses.

YouTube allows users to upload, share, and watch video clips on the web. iTunes allows users to broadcast and subscribe to audio content.

Concept: Rich User Interfaces

Web sites are becoming more user friendly. It’s easier to personalize, organize, navigate, and find information quickly.

Flickr ’s rich user interface allows users to quickly upload, share, and organize pictures. Netflix uses ratings and rental habits to pick movies to watch and allows you to quickly add movies to your queue. iGoogle allows users to quickly customize a homepage by providing capabilities to add news, podcasts, and other public feeds. with different themes.

Concept: Service orientation

Combine two or more online content sources to create new, richer services or situational applications

Hopstop.com combines Yahoo! Maps with MTA (New York’s public transportation) to plot subway stations and bus stops for an address on a map. HousingMaps.com combines Craigslist with Google Maps to plot rentals for sale on a map.

Bring about the change, web 2.0 is here to help!