What is Web 2.0?

Chandesh (Mik) Parekh
by Chandesh (Mik) Parekh
in Internet Survival Tips, Useful Web Sites, Internet Marketing
May 19, 2008

What is Web 2.0?

This is a question I get asked a lot and unfortunately, as is typical with all things Internet, there is no true fixed definition.

User-generated-content (UGC) and Asynchronous Javascript and XML (AJAX) are just two of the terms that get bandied around when trying to nail down just what Web 2.0 is.

Recently a friend of mine, whilst preparing for a job interview, asked me about this and I thought I’d better do some research to give her the most comprehensive answer I could. Considering she landed the job, I think I did ok!

Here then is one of the best explanations I’ve found for the meaning of Web 2.0, even if it is already a year old…

What it means to be Web 2.0 by Satyajeet Singh

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