| Web 2.0 - The Interactive Web - Types of Web Interaction |
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Page 2 of 3 Types of Web Interaction The most fundamental part of Web 2.0 is the interaction it offers. This interaction started out as just blogs and informational forums but grew into something much bigger. Soon, web designers, using new languages such as XML and ASAX, developed sites where user to user interaction was the only purpose, and thus Social Networking was born! Now, web surfers began to use the web as a meeting place with friends, further moving away from its original purpose - resourcefulness.
Blogs and RSS FeedsBlogs and RSS Feeds
RSS Feeds also became a major part of the Web after the switch to Web 2.0. Now, web users could stay up to date on their favorite blogs either by receiving email notices or choosing the option to upload it to their site.
ForumsForums
Forums are a classic example of mixing the informational structure of Web 1.0 and the Interactivity of Web 2.0 together. Though some forums are for social enjoyment, they are mostly used to relate articles and resources between web users.
"A Web 2.0 word processor would support a wiki-style collaborative editing, not just standalone documents. But it would also support the rich formatting we've come to expect in PC-base word processor."
InteractionInteraction As the web improved, many began to see a fundamental change. The web was becoming more interactive both on a technical level and a social level. AJAX and JavaScript became more common, breathing life into once motionless pages. These technologies add to the current systems of "Web 1.0"- HTML sets out content, CSS sets out design, and AJAX sets out behavior.
Interactive programs known as Blogs
From this began Social Networking Sites BusinessBusinesses soon took advantage of what Web 2.0 had to offer. Now, they could not only get their word out, but start to sell their products online
Search EnginesFinding Information Search engines such as Google and Yahoo developed to make the web more world accessible. Users no longer had to know the site's domain before finding their information.
TaggingTagging To make way for search engines, websites are tagged for easier searches and location. Because of this 'web' of websites, they could now provide better links to alternative resources and tools. An example of "tagging in motion" is youtube. When you search for a video, the results are processed by finding one similar to the searched information. Each video is individually tagged with certain characteristics (ie. funny, child, vacation, tour} to make this possible.
Core TechnologiesImproved Script As the world began to embrace Web 2.0, certain designing tools began to emerge as vital necessities to the newly improved web. These scripts had been developed before the dawn of this new 'interactive age' but had no real application at the time XML Javscript |
