Web 2.0 is the second generation of Web development and Internet services that saw the transformation of Web design from static to dynamic web pages. This technology, which has revolutionised the Internet, emphasises direct interaction between a Web site and its user through creativity, information sharing and collaboration.
Although the Web 2.0 technology has been criticised by some as taking user-interaction with the Internet too far and promoting amateurism, developers are already working on building the next generation of Web technology, Web 3.0. This article will however take a look at some of the top Web 2.0 services on the Internet today.
- Wikipedia is a free content encyclopedia that uses the wiki software system, which allows multiple authors (users) to create, edit and organise Web content collectively. It is currently the most popular wiki on the Internet.
- Facebook is a social utility that allows anyone with an email address to open an account, find friends, share profiles, information and content with other users. According to a January 2009 Compete.com study, Facebook is ranked as the most used social-networking site in the World.
- YouTube is a video sharing website that allows registered users to upload and share unlimited number of videos with both registered and unregistered users. YouTube services can also be used on some smart phones, dependent on the network provider and the user’s data plan.
- Spotify is a free peer-to-peer music streaming service that allows registered users play and listen to almost any tracks or albums, with little or no noticeable buffering delay. The service allows music to be browsed by artist, album, direct searches or play-lists.
- Pandora is an automated music recommendation and Internet radio service. It allows users to enter a song or artist and responds by playing similar music selections. Users can then provide feedback on approval or disapproval of songs played. The service, like Spotify, is available free for registered users (with advertisements). Presently, access is restricted to the U.S. due to licensing constraints.
- Muzu.tv is a new music television site, which allows users to watch, create and share music video play-lists. Users are encouraged to create a personalised music TV channel for free with multiple video play-lists in one player. In addition, the site allows bands and artists to earn money from their video through advertising revenue share partnership with MUZU.
- CanYouRunIt? is a free service that automatically analyses a PC’s software and hardware to determine if it can run a product especially computer games. The service evaluates every component of the computer and recommends how the system can be upgraded or updated if the minimum requirements for running the product are not met.
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The above is just a few of many Web 2.0 services available on the Internet. Do you know any other Web 2.0 service that is worth mentioning or adding to the list?
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A recent Yankee Group survey found that 86% of non-IT workers are using at least one consumer Web 2.0 tool at work. This shows that web 2.0 have come to stay and we are looking forward for web 3.0
Wikipedia and Youtube are used here a lot on this office. They’re typically Web 2.0: the services contain user-generated content and offer free information. I really think this is the future of the internet.
Web 2.0 enables people with no specialized technical knowledge to create their own websites, to self-publish, create and upload audio and video files, share photos and information and complete a variety of other tasks. I know Web 3.0 will come with another new technology advancement.
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Absolutely, the technology has changed the face of the Internet forever. I can’t help but wonder what Web 3.0 will be like.
The future is web 2.0 ! Look at Twitter and Youtube! I really think this is the future of the internet.
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I am only using Facebook, Youtube and Wikipedia. I have not tried the others. Maybe I should take time to try these out to know what they are about.
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Pandora is an amazing service. I almost always go go over my free account allotment for the month! If this keeps up, I will have to be a paid subscriber of the service because it’s so good.
Some other web 2.0 sites worth mentioning as described on:
http://web2magazine.blogspot.com/2007/01/thanks-for-web-2.html
Flickr: The best way to store, search, sort and share your photos
Digg: Digg is all about user powered content. Everything is submitted and voted on by the digg community. Share, discover, bookmark, and promote stuff that’s important to you!
skype: It’s free to download and free to call other people on Skype. Skype the number one voice over ip software
LinkedIn: is like Facebook for business professionals: Build yourself a business network to give you credibility in job searches and hiring, or use LinkedIn to reconnect or keep in touch with important business connections.
Thanks for the list NJ.
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Thanks for the overview, i haven’t heard about 4 – 7, but i will definitely check them out.
You are most definitely welcome
Those websites listed above are definately the top web 2.0 services and platforms on the web, hands down. Great list.
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This is truly a brilliant sharing. With the rise of web 2.0, a lot of people have benefited and have used them to gain and increase their profit.
Sweet, I really love all of these web 2.0 services, they are so fun and useful. Great list, so many good resources in one post.
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The Wikipedia have much information. All are well stated and explained in whatever topic you need to find or search.
How would you know if the certain web site is using the Web 2.0? Are there any characteristics that you can find by simply visiting the web site?
Simply put, Web 2.0 is a term for that is generally used to describe Web applications that facilitate interaction between a Website and its users for example, blogs, wikis and social-networking Websites.
I’ve never heard about Spotify – i’ll check it ot.
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Interesting that the top 3 most popular sites on the Web rely so heavily on web 2.0 protocols. The web 2.0 release was so long-anticipated and slow in coming that few people realize how it has already been widely implemented even though they use it every day.
thanks for the list, a few on their I didnt know about, going to check them out. thanks
Hi Admin, what’s your opinion about Twitter? Does it count as a Web 2.0 service? In my opinion, it can: it’s completely user-generated content and can be used in wildly different ways.
What about Twitter? Isn’t that a good example for on of the biggest Web 2.0, or how you wanna name it, projects?
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I can’t really get my head around web 3.0 and how it would differ from web 2.0?
This is good list. Also you can check Go2web20 for latest web 2.0 services. If you want comprehensive list of around 50 web 2.0 apps and tools, then you should check this article. Hope that helps.
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Nice list of websites. Only i thing the sorting is wrong.
Web 2.0 is getting old, time we had something new.
What about dropbox, wetransfer? I find that great web 2.0 services!
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What about niche web 2.0 like bandspace for musicians?
I really like dropbox. Thanks for all the suggestions.
yea, time we had something new, thanks!!!
Blogs are an integral component of Web 2.0 design and their utility goes far beyond a company just promoting products with sales hype.
I think that last.fm more popular than Pandora
Pandora is only open to U.S. residents.
My top: category – website:
Chat – Meebo
Images & Photos – Flickr
Blogs – Blogger
Bookmarking – Digg
News – NewsGator
File Sharing – Dropbox
Emails – Gmail
Office Tools – Google Docs & Spreadsheets
Games & Sketching – GameSnips
Video – YouTube
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Great list Pary. Thanks
Didnt know about canyourunit, it sheems a nice piece of software…what do you think about ninite.com? It is a installer for multiple software at once! Really liked it!..
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good list. never thought of #4-#7 as in the top 10 though. will check them out!
Ermm can we add twitter other than that I agree with most that are on the list.
I would say yes. Twitter is definitely up there as one of the top Web 2.0 sites on the Internet today.
amazing isn’t it? i wonder what other new websites are going to make it on top.
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Thanks for the great list.
You’re welcome Sammy
Web 2.0 is the term given to describe a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online.
Web 2.0 is very important in optimizing one’s website. Because it is where you can interact with people.
Web 2.0 is one of the best things that could’ve happened for the web. Nice article, thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot for this list, I think it will help many link builders out there.
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web 2.0 services are definitely here to stay.. they would be impossible to eliminate unless everyone gets a knowledge of IT.. and looking forward for web 3.0 would be nice..
Many of the new search engines use the modular functionality of Web 2.0: mash together several services and add new platforms.
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There are many additions to the list like Stumble Upon, Reditt, Squidoo etc.
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Dropbox. that’s what I always use.
Nice article.
Many thanx for this.
Web 2.0 is very crucial for SEO. If you want to optimize your website you have to make submissions and posts on these sites.
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Dont forget Evernote! and Workflowly, amazing tools. Check them out!