What's+Web+2.0?

What's Web 2.0?  And what's the big deal? Web 2.0 sites allow users to alter the content. It's different than the passive Internet technology that was all the rage in the mid-90s that only required users to read or look at what someone else, usually at a company, put up on the I'net. Nowadays, things are different. There are heaps of sites that allow ANY user to add just about ANYTHING and many of those sites are FREE*.

From my understanding of Web 2.0 I've created a short list of some of the Web 2.0 sites you might be familiar with:
 * Facebook
 * Bebo
 * MySpace
 * Facebook
 * Glogster
 * Picture Trail
 * LinkedIn
 * Blogs
 * Gather
 * Wikipedia
 * Wikispaces
 * School Tube
 * Teacher Tube
 * Ning
 * Youtube
 * Flickr
 * **NVS/Blackboard**
 * Second Life
 * Twitter
 * Voice Thread
 * PTCfast (the online application you've probably used to have parents schedule conferences with you)
 * Moodle
 * Bump
 * Loopt
 * Twittelator
 * Match

Most of them are some sort of social networking tool.

I would imagine you could include podcasts and other items like that as Web 2.0 tools.

For those of you who like definitions, here's what Wikipedia offers: //A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with other users or to change website content, in contrast to non-interactive websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them.//

Here's a teacher's quick video explaining Web 2.0 media type="custom" key="5489965"

You may say so what? Big deal. I invite you to contribute your thoughts on Web 2.0. Simply click on the discussion tab above, click on the underlined text and respond to my prom pt.

 *FREE! It depends how you interpret free. Most free sites have advertising. Some sites request a donations. Other sites clandestinely place tracking cookies on your hard drive. Some sites require an account. CAVEAT UTILITOR!