What is Web 2.0 Design Pattern?

tag clouds


glossy, reflective logos


2/3 column layout


curvy edges


perpetual beta sign ('cos of evolving content)


blogs


rss feeds


arial / helvetica fonts


table-less layouts


ajax

What is Web 2.0 Design Pattern?
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Reply:xaero is right, but this is beyond the scope of this: it is more a marketing plan... and only two people know about it!


Web 1.0 (I call it that way because of "Web 2.0"!) was based on STATIC designs, usually in HTML and javascripts.


In 2003, Yahoo and Google introduced INTERACTIVITY, through AJAX. That is what started "Web 2.0".


The difference?


Instead of having a new page downloaded each time you make a click, like in Web 1.0, each click you make sends a small message to the server, the server replies, and the browser updates PART of the screen (your log-in in Yahoo is a typical example). No more screen refresh, more pleasant surfing, more interactive.


The result is a much more complex coding, as what is displayed is never the same for different users, as a lot of work is done "behind the scenes".


As a result, a Web 1.0 design that can be written as 20 A4 pages of static code, and can be edited with any WYSIWYG editor by any amateur, a Web 2.0 design for the SAME site but providing interactivity will cost you 100+ pages of code... at least!


And, no, it has nothing to do with "graphics". You can have a beautiful Web 1.0 design with flash animations that will be STILL Web 1.0.