what is it?


What is it?  How did it all start?

When Tim O'Reilly first coined the term Web 2.0 in 2004, his intention was to describe a revolution in the world of Internet, but he found it difficult to define the term precisely.

Web 2.0 refers to a perceived second generation of web-based communities and hosted services such as social-networking and wikis which facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design and collaboration.

Τhe term Web 2.0 suggests a new version of the World Wide Web. It does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but rather to cumulative changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the Web.The world wide web has changed from a passive environment where visitors are consuming information into a more interactive, participating environment where visitors are creators as well.

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