"What is Web 2.0"

The term Web 2.0 is confusing for most people (myself included) because people throw the term around as if it is a new Web. I believed that I was not a Web 2.0 user because of my own resistance to the new features that the Web had to offer. Little did I know that Web 2.0 is being used be by accident. I'm sure many users have made this assumption too.

The web changed as the users gained confidence in their usage. The evolution of the Web is inevitable, and the companies that are recognizing this are ahead of the game. The "Netscapes" of the Web will be a thing of the past, and new and improved ideas will emerge. Let's think back 10-15 years ago when companies like Netscape and Napster were at the top. We could not even imagine what was next. Then Napster dissolved, and Google & ITunes emerged and their new ideas came to be a reality of the Web. The action of downloading has almost faded away. I have a feeling that my children will not even know what that is. The concept of data storage is even evolving. I was fascinated when I first started my Gmail account because the website claimed that I never needed to delete an email again. I was an AOL user, where my emails would just disappear after awhile when I wasn’t paying attention.

Things change so fast. I cannot wait until the next new idea that the next "Google" emerges, and what new technology will develop as a result. I never thought that I would be so excited to learn about the Web, but the more you get into it, the more you want to learn. 10 years ago I thought we were so ahead of the game, and I never imagined the magnitude and the capabilities of the Web. I thought we were at the top. Now, I think I know better, there will never be a top, we will continue to reinvent things to improve ourselves and become more efficient as a result.