Around the year 2004 a new internet revolution swept the world wide web. This new wave resulted in new kind of web applications and web technology with enhanced look and feel and increased interactivity. Social Networking sites like Orkut, Facebook , Myspace sprouted out of nowhere. What was more prominent fact was almost all email websites like Google , Yahoo , Rediff and many more began to revamp their interfaces to confirm to the Web 2.0 standards.
This era witnessed a surge in everyone's interest in social networking sites and web 2.0 technology. Even those who were beginners in this field started participating in technological evolution in some way or another.
The basic idea behind this new version of web technology was to increase the usability of web application. And also to deepen the penetration of technology among the people who were not so technically aware or they were beginners in the field of new emerging technologies.
Previously web applications were more or less static in their response and with little affinity with desktop applications. At that time desktop application were very popular because of their customisability and their response time. But there were some hitches here and there. Like to use a desktop application you had to install it locally on the computer system. Now if you are beginner , you may not know how to do it. Moreover , each desktop software demanded its own configuration and execution to be set up. Again a difficult task for beginners. This led to low penetration of technology among general people. Software were primarily considered for geeks or semi-techies and not for beginners.
On the other hand , when web 2.0 began to take over , web applications were easily accessible to all, even to novice. You just need a modern browser like Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. There is no need of installation of software making it easy to use for beginners.
The main reason behind the success of these social networking Web 2.0 enabled websites was the human need to create a community of like minded people. As a result these kind of sites like myspace gained in popularity. Moreover there was a new breed of websites which enabled people to share photos. Previously, there were only social networking sites that were popular. Later , more targeted community sites evolved like technical communities, spiritual communities. Gradually , having a blog or a website became commonplace and the best part of all this was most of the sites were free and could be used by non-techies or the beginners. So here we are , in a world of vast array of technologies which are enabling more and more people to participate in the technology. This trend is breaking boundaries of cast , color and creed. Nowadays , you may have an account on Orkut where you may be having a person from another country as your friend.
But all this is not without its dangers. Today any person may pose as another person and you may never know. Hackers target these social sites for their own ends. So you have to be more aware while you are on the web traversing the maze of technology.
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Privacy rules for a Web 2.0 world
This era witnessed a surge in everyone's interest in social networking sites and web 2.0 technology. Even those who were beginners in this field started participating in technological evolution in some way or another.
The basic idea behind this new version of web technology was to increase the usability of web application. And also to deepen the penetration of technology among the people who were not so technically aware or they were beginners in the field of new emerging technologies.
Previously web applications were more or less static in their response and with little affinity with desktop applications. At that time desktop application were very popular because of their customisability and their response time. But there were some hitches here and there. Like to use a desktop application you had to install it locally on the computer system. Now if you are beginner , you may not know how to do it. Moreover , each desktop software demanded its own configuration and execution to be set up. Again a difficult task for beginners. This led to low penetration of technology among general people. Software were primarily considered for geeks or semi-techies and not for beginners.
On the other hand , when web 2.0 began to take over , web applications were easily accessible to all, even to novice. You just need a modern browser like Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. There is no need of installation of software making it easy to use for beginners.
The main reason behind the success of these social networking Web 2.0 enabled websites was the human need to create a community of like minded people. As a result these kind of sites like myspace gained in popularity. Moreover there was a new breed of websites which enabled people to share photos. Previously, there were only social networking sites that were popular. Later , more targeted community sites evolved like technical communities, spiritual communities. Gradually , having a blog or a website became commonplace and the best part of all this was most of the sites were free and could be used by non-techies or the beginners. So here we are , in a world of vast array of technologies which are enabling more and more people to participate in the technology. This trend is breaking boundaries of cast , color and creed. Nowadays , you may have an account on Orkut where you may be having a person from another country as your friend.
But all this is not without its dangers. Today any person may pose as another person and you may never know. Hackers target these social sites for their own ends. So you have to be more aware while you are on the web traversing the maze of technology.
More Information
Web 2.0 Style
Privacy rules for a Web 2.0 world
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