No Reason to Write Web 2.0 Off Buzzwords Have Their Uses Help define a complicated and nebulous set of concepts Eases communication Good for non-technical people Good way to promote a group of technologies Web 2.0 is a State of Mind Term invented by Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty Saw that many of today's successful companies shared a similar set of characteristics Very different approach from the dotcom companies of 2000 Hence web 1.0 and web 2.0 Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 Hotmail vs. Yahoo Mail Ofoto vs. Flickr Mp3.com vs. iTunes Geocities vs. Blogger MapQuest vs. Google Maps Encarta vs. Wikipedia Netscape vs. Firefox What Makes a Web 2.0 Application? Open Data Open data formats No data lock-in or walled gardens User created data User owns their own data Ability to use data outside the confines of the application Data used across devices Web 2.0 Revolution Using existing technologies in new and innovative ways Change in the way people view the web More mature industry Healthi
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