Web 2.0

Updated: 12/26/2023 by Computer Hope
web 2.0

A term coined by Dale Dougherty that many believe to be a description of the second generation of the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 is associated with technologies such as AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), podcasts, RSS feeds, weblogs, wikis, and tools that help users create content for community-driven websites.

Note

Because of the wide array of definitions for this term, Web 2.0 is often dismissed as a buzzword.

Is there a Web 1.0?

If you believe that Web 2.0 or Web 3 is more than a buzzword, then what is Web 1.0? Web 1.0 would be the start of the World Wide Web and would describe websites primarily consisting of static web pages with little or no multimedia.

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