Web 2.0 refers to Second Generation Web Design. Such websites include social-networking websites, blogs and other websites which allow a regular user to upload and manage the content on a website.
"Web 2.0 is a knowledge-oriented environment where human interactions generate content that is published, managed and used through network applications in a service-oriented architecture."
Dario de Judicibus. World 2.0. [Retrieved on 8th March 2008]
Rather than simply allowing users to retrieve information (such as in Web 1.0), Web 2.0 provides a platform for users to own and control data over the Internet. This is a change from the limitations of Web 1.0 where only the owner of the website was able to modify information on the website. Web 2.0 provides a user friendly interface which provides easy access for users. Perhaps the most popular forms of Web 2.0 at the moment would be the social interaction websites such as Bebo, Myspace and Facebook. These websites have millions of users worldwide and are growing at a rapid rate. They allow a user to maintain a profile over the website complete with functions to communicate with other users, and display content and images to the world.
Examples of Web 2.0:
Myspace
Google Maps
Napster
BitTorrents
Flickr
Wikipedia
Blogging
Wikis (Content Management Systems)
Web 2.0 examples using Information Design
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