WEB 2.0Definition:Web 2.0 is a second generation of web use. Web 2.0 gives users a more interpersonal experience rather than just the typical web page. Web 2.0 is a greater and more efficient way of people interacting with each other, and a greater experience is taken in by the user because of this interactive technology.
The term Web 2.0 was given by Tim O'rielly and a company called Media Live International.
Web 2.0 is seen as a networking platform. Web 2.0 allows users to run a wide range of applications which do not have to be installed pieces of software and can all be run from the one browser. User generated data is the main idea behind Web 2.0. This can be anything from blog pages, user profiles on bebo, myspace or even the information uploaded onto Wikipedia can be classed as Web 2.0
Examples:Examples of Web 2.0 include such interactive blogs and etc. such as:
- Myspace
- Bebo
- Facebook
- Secondlife
- Hi5
- Tagged
- Wikipedia and the list goes on and on.
These are screen shots of both myspace and facebook which are web 2.0 applications.

Facebook homepage. online,
http://www.facebook.com/, last accessed March 2009.

Myspace homepage. Online,
http://www.myspace.com/, last acessed March 2009.
These are good examples of Web 2.0 applications because people do not only interact with the interface, but also other users, creating a much more personal experience for the viewer. Facebook and Myspace as pictured above, as well as those such as Wikipedia are some of the most viewed and used sources of Web 2.0.