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Characteristics
Web 2.0 is considered as one of the best technologies in the sphere of Internet. However, the technology has created lot of confusion in the minds of the people. It has not only generated confusion in the minds of the layman. It has created disarray in the minds of those who have good knowledge about the web. Most of the people who are experts in this sphere are confused about the nature of the technology which is involved in Web 2.0. Various experts have various opinions. However, the opinions can be broadly divided into two categories. There are some people who believe that no difference exist between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. however, some experts opine that Web 2.0 is very distinct from Web 1.0 and considers this technology to be revolutionary. The difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 is based on its characteristics.
The Internet world became popular in the year 1995. General people started using the Internet from that time. During that time the Internet only contained text and images. The combination of text and images were coded in HTML. At that time there was no XML or RSS. The blogs did not exist at that time. Even video sharing sites like You Tube, online games were not available. Many had envisioned the potential of internet from that time only.

But in the year 2007, the internet became a social phenomenon. Now a days people use the internet in a very different manner than what they used to do during 1995. The first visible difference in the usage of Internet is that more and more people are using it. The internet have become high speed which was not available in the year 1995.

Characteristics of Web 2.0:
One of the primary characteristics of Web 2.0 is that it allows any one to share video with other person. Video sharing is one of the most prominent characteristics of this technology. Another important characteristic of Web 2.0 is that it allows users to own data. It also allows the user to exercise control over the data.

There are many websites which have an “Architecture of participation.” This feature promotes the users to add worth to the application. This feature helps to create a distinction between the traditional websites and the new age websites. The old age or traditional websites had limited visitors and the content of the site can only be changed by the owner of the site. However, on the other hand, the new age websites which use the technology of Web 2.0 are user friendly. The interface of Web 2.0 is based on Flex, Ajax and other such rich media. The new age sites also have social networking aspects.

The concept of Web participation is another important characteristic of Web 2.0. According to Bart Decrem, the founder and CEO of Flock, considers this new type of technology as “participatory Web.” He considers Web 1.0 as information source.

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