What Is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 is a term used to describe the second generation of web-based services and applications that are characterized by increased user interactivity, collaboration, and sharing of information. It includes social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, blogs, wikis, video sharing websites like YouTube, photo sharing websites like Flickr, podcasting platforms such as iTunes U or SoundCloud, online mapping tools such as Google Maps or OpenStreetMap and many more. Web 2.0 also refers to the use of technologies such as AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) which allow for faster loading times on webpages without having to reload them completely each time they are accessed. This has enabled developers to create dynamic web pages with interactive elements that can be updated in real-time without requiring users to refresh their browsers every time something changes on the page. Additionally, Web 2.0 allows for greater integration between different types of media content including text documents, images and videos so that users can access all kinds of data from one single source instead of having to search multiple sources separately for what they need.