Web 2.0 - Examples

As defined before. Web 2.0 makes use of many web technologies such as Ajax, Tagging, Blogs/Blogging, Wikis, RSS and Podcasts/Vodcasts

Examples of these technlogies include:

• Tagging: del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us) allows users to create bookmarks and tag them with relevant information
• Blogs/Blogging: Blogger (http://www.blogger.com) allows users to create blogs
• Wikis: Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com) worlds largest open encyclopedia, allows anyone to update article
• RSS: Syndic8 (http://www.syndic8.com) allows users to subscribe to RSS feeds
• Podcasts/Vodcasts: iTunes application (http://www.apple.com/itunes) allows users to download and subscribe to pod/vod casts via the internet, using iTunes as the 'browser/portal'

Examples of these technologies used for the following types of 'Web 2.0' sites

• Social Networking: Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) allows users to intact with other users and add them as 'friends'
• Aggregators: Digg (http://www.digg.com) acts as a portal for news, pictures and videos and allows users to 'dig' sites or 'bury' sites and leave comments/ratings.
• Mashups: Pipes by Yahoo (http://pipes.yahoo.com) allows users to create new information from existing information.

Works Cited
Rainer, R. Kelly Jr, Turban, Efraim. Introduction to Information Systems 2– Supporting and Transforming Business Second Edition United States of America: John Wiley & Sons 2007

Web Media Solutions. "What is Web 2.0?" 6 March 2009 http://www.webmedia-solutions.com/web-development-blog/programming/what-is-web-20/300/