Web 2.0

From DigitalRhetoricCollaborative

Web 2.0 is a term used to describe sites that emphasize user-generated content, usability, and interoperability.

The term was popularized by Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty at the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 Conference in late 2004, though it was first coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999.

Web 1.0 vs. web 2.0

Popular Web 2.0 sites

Some of the most popular web 2.0 sites are:

• YouTube
• Wikipedia
• Twitter
• Pinterest
• WordPress
• Tumblr
• Weebly
• IMDB
• Yelp
• Instagram
• eHow
• Flickr
• Facebook

They grow in size and gain popularity when interesting content is added to that site. People find it, share it and discuss it. Facebook has not spent a single dollar on advertising, yet more than 1 billion are active on that platform every day according to this press release in August 2015.