What is web 2.0?

What Is Web 2.0


Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software


"The concept of "Web 2.0" began with a conference brainstorming session between O'Reilly and MediaLive International. Dale Dougherty, web pioneer and O'Reilly VP, noted that far from having "crashed", the web was more important than ever, with exciting new applications and sites popping up with surprising regularity. What's more, the companies that had survived the collapse seemed to have some things in common. Could it be that the dot-com collapse marked some kind of turning point for the web, such that a call to action such as "Web 2.0" might make sense? We agreed that it did, and so the Web 2.0 Conference was born."


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What is web 2.0?
web 2.0, is the new 'generation' of the web. It is mainly about developping rich web applications such as flickr, gmail... keeping up with the standards in web design. In a few years you might also see online applications replacing desktop applications...