Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is a new movement in web design that allows for creative and collaborative involvement of its users. Its what people refer to as the second generation of web design and browsing. It has a much higher focus on interactivity between users and the sites that the view. This in affect gives users a feeling that they are participating in a community and are hence far more involved in the overall process. The term was first coined in 2004 after the O’Reilly Media Web 2.0 Conference (an annual conference, last year held in San Francisco) and refers more so to a change in the software being developed for the web rather than any actual improvement in technical specifications. In more simple terms, Web 2.0 refers to sites where users are able to interact with each other and make changes to the site as they view it. The most common examples of this are blogs, chat sites, forums and video sites.