Web 2.0 concept

Web 2.0 concept by Alex Smith

Many companies claim that they are "Web 2.0". But do you know what it really means? Web 2.0 is a brand new concept that sets up certain principles. This article is not aimed at thorough description of the Web 2.0. The purpose is just to show the principles which may be interesting for users, to show why it's worth using resources sticking to the Web 2.0 concept The one which really deserves our mentioning is user positioning. Now the user is concerned as a co-developer, he can control his own data and even influence the site itself. For example, site announces some new feature and asks for a feedback from its users. If they like it, the feature is developed and expanded to the site, if not - it's immediately removed. A lot of internet resources have some kind of database. Some spent a lot of time and money on making researches, analyzing and syndicating of data. Others, who clearly understand the advantages of the Web 2.0 concept, encourage user contribution of data. The more users take part in this the better the service becomes. The better the service becomes the more new users join in. And as long as this process is alive, both users and owners of the resources get benefit. Users are given the ability to review, explore and change the data. It helps to maintain the data and achieve the greatest results. This concept is now used by some file-hosting sites. Users upload their files to the site, post comments and descriptions. Some sites offer catalogues of files with users' comments and reviews. Moreover, tags can be added to the file, so that it could be easier found. Tagging (choosing keywords) allows some kind of associations that the brain itself uses, instead of strict categories. And as a result, it provides better search results. So again it is a collaborative work of users and site owners that makes the quantity and quality of files up to the mark. Now file-hosting sites become not only the hosting place for files but also the place for enrichment of user experience. Comments help to avoid troubles or show how some bugs can be fixed. As Tim O'Reilly says, "The competitive opportunity for new entrants is to fully embrace the potential of Web 2.0. Companies that succeed will create applications that learn from their users, using an architecture of participation to build a commanding advantage not just in the software interface, but in the richness of the shared data." Today more and more companies stick to the Web 2.0 concept and examples of these successful stories can be found on the Web.

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