What is the definition of Web 2.0?

What is the definition of Web 2.0? And how can we make it commercially viable?

What is the definition of Web 2.0?
This is an informal title given to web "experience" portals that allow more interactivity for users. Sites that allow you to personalize settings, upload your own files, share files, etc. are examples of Web 2.0. Commercial viability depends completely on the business model you are trying to support. The most pervasive commercial application is to sell advertising space on your interactive website. But I've heard of more creative endeavors that include creating avatars that can actually buy avatar clothing, accessories, designer looks, cars, etc. for real dollars, giving the users the ability to live vicariously through their avatar.
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Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes.
Reply:"Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a supposed second generation of Internet-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users. O'Reilly Media, in collaboration with MediaLive International, used the phrase as a title for a series of conferences and since 2004 it has become a popular (though ill-defined and often criticized) buzzword amongst certain technical and marketing communities."





As for making it commercially viable, there are many people attempting to do just that. Likely to be the same people that got carried away with the 90's web bubble hype and created a flurry of websites that flopped catastrophically.

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