How is web 2.0 different from web 1.0??
In attempt to answer this question, perhaps it is best to break down web1.0 and web2.0 in order to portray exactly how these mediums differ from each other.
Web 1.0 is described as a medium we passively consume- meaning it doesn’t allow us to interact with it. It provides a standard search, view, read relationship with the internet. On the other hand web 2.0 is more a medium we actively consume. Not only do we interect with it, it interacts back with us. Flickr, Wikipedia, Facebook, Youtube, myspace and blogging are examples of web 2.0 in full flight. Each letter I type is encompassing what web 2.0 is. It is me interacting with the internet. Web 2.0 as the decimal suggests, is the next step from web 1.0.
The youtube video below, Web 2.0…The machine is Us/ing us details this change from web 1.0 to 2.0 and the possibilities which are now available to us now through web 2.0.
Web 1.0 acted as a resource merely providing information. Corporations published and individuals consumed. The shift from web 1.0 to 2.0 shows a change that has occurred in the virtual world from a static one to a more malleable and unpredictable realm. Web 2.0 is the evolution of the web creating a more “reciprocal affair between user and content provider.” (Razer, 2007)
Reference:
Razer, H. 2007. Who's afraid of the world wide web? Australian. September 5.
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