The Hosting Fox has been receiving many questions about Web 2.0 and what the definition is to us.  We will attempt to answer all of these questions here in one location that will be easy for anyone to find.

Web 2.0 is the newest generation for the World Wide Web where web-based communities gather and share information.  You don’t need to upgrade your computer or do anything technical to be a part of Web 2.0, it is all web-based platforms that allow you to get involved.  The term has been being defined since 2004 when it was introduced at the first O’Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference.

The term Web 2.0 seems to make people think that it is the same internet but new and improved.  Web 2.0 websites can reach a wider variety of people and keep them coming back to your site to share information in a different kind of atmosphere than they once could.  Not only can users of the world wide web find the information they are looking for, they can now interact with other users, to make it a more enjoyable experience.

With the use of RSS feeds, this information can be easily shared and distributed to many different locations with little effort.  Social bookmarking sites like Digg and StumbleUpon, are definitely part of the Web 2.0 revolution, offering a platform where users can easily find hot topics being discussed on the internet or add their own useful information for people to find.

Blogs may have once been a place for people to talk about what is important to them but now with Web 2.0 software developments for internet applications, readers can participate in the topic by leaving comments about what is being discussed, another defining thing for Web 2.0.

Granted some of the technology to power this newest generation of Web 2.0 have been around since the beginning of the internet, however, new ways are being found to use this along with the newly invented technology to power Web 2.0.

The definition of Web 2.0 is tricky to put specific characteristics to as users and software developers find new ways to use Web 2.0 everyday.  The Hosting Fox hopes to help you understand what Web 2.0 is and how you can use it to your benefit.

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