Web+2.0

By Linda Vorderer see the following in Ppt format, page bottom

The term "Web 2.0" was coined in 1999 by [|**Darcy**][|**DiN**] she argues that the Web is "fragmenting" due to the widespread use of portable Web-ready devices In 2004, the term began its rise in popularity when O'Reilly Media and MediaLive hosted the first Web 2.0 conference. They outlined their definition of the "Web as Platform", where software applications are built upon the Web as opposed to upon the desktop. They argued that the activities of users generating content (in the form of ideas, text, videos, or pictures) could be "harnessed" to create value. in 2009 [|Global Language Monitor]declared it to be the one-millionth English word. Web 2.0 websites typically include some of the following features and techniques. Andrew McAfee used the acronym **[|SLATES]** to refer to them.

[|SLATES]** : **
__Search__ Finding information through keyword search. __Links__ Connects information together into a meaningful information ecosystem using the model of the Web, and provides low-barrier social tools __Authoring__ The ability to create and update content leads to the collaborative work of many rather than just a few web authors. In wikis, users may extend, undo and redo each other's work. In blogs, posts and the comments of individuals build up over time. __Tags__ Categorization of content by users adding "tags" Short, usually one-word descriptions – to facilitate searching, without dependence on pre-made categories. Collections of tags created by many users within a single system may be referred to as " [|folksonomies] " (i.e., [|folk] [|taxonomies] ). __Extensions__ Software that makes the Web an application platform as well as a document server. __Signals__ The use of syndication technology such as [|RSS] to notify users of content changes. Web 2.0.

Web 2.0 Technology Practice