Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 (Part 2)

Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 (Part 2)

Comparing Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, Web 1.0 used the data as the core of network, but Web 2.0 mainly based on P2P. The different and update between Web 1.0 and 2.0 below the list:

In the web1.0 era, the whole web station was created and managed by the webmasters only, users only had the rights to read, there was no option to let users custom the pages. Nevertheless, with web2.0, they can not only read, but also write, change the contents and layouts in the pages, for instance, in P2P services, internet users upload their software, videos onto the FTP servers, and allow other users to download them, and share to even wider group of people. In Flickr, people edit their photos with online photo editing tools and transfer them onto the web albums, so that other people can see them. In blogging, they share their experiences and mood between friends, even they are staying in two different countries, they can still reach each other, and leave comments or messages. In Facebook, there is tons of interesting stuff, first of all, it is connecting worldwide universities, secondly, it integrates blogging, forum all together, thirdly, there are thousands of API on the site, and they are not for individual, but intergroup.

Reference

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html?page=1 accessed on 23/11/2008