What we understand when we say Web20

From Web2forDev

Web is web 2.0?

Various definitions from Participants

Web based interactive tools of different ways of sharing knowledge e.g voice, yahoo conferencing, blogs which are very interactive and others are web based tools for making websites which are less interactive. These tools are often free ; donor funded or advertisement sponsored.

Interactive tools as compared to web 1.0. People can add and modify content

Web based tools that allow collaboration and are user friendly. Most of them are free.

Collaborative online tools used for interaction e.g. Skype, Wiki's, google. They are do it yourself tools.

Uploading and sharing data from different parts of the world to cater for social, political and economical needs.

Web based tools that allow for collaboration, encourage communication in organizations. They are highly interactive and do it yourself tools.

Online collaborative interactive tools providing for a two way communication as opposed to web 1.0 and allow for social networking.

Collaborative time saving tools e.g. RSS feeds, moodle platform for training.

Tools to answer your questions e.g google, wikipedia, answers.com

Networking tools for people with internet access, they are user friendly and aid communication

Web 2.0 is second generation of interactive tools for social networking where people can exchange information and collaborate over the internet e.g. wiki's blogs

Summary

Web 2.0 tools are;

Interactive

Aid collaboration

Social Networking tools

Do it Yourself tools

Easily Accessible

Tools Used by Participants

Karel :

Wiki's for documenting events, Skype for conferencing and communication, Unite (doesnt exist for windows) : connects to skype and allows sharing of your desktop with another person, RSS, Online Videos,

Anke:

Moddle for training, Skype, Yahoo Messenger for coordinating, MSN Messanger, Blogging, Dgroups,

Milton:

Instant Messengers - yahoo, Skype, Blogs and Wiki's for specific activities, Face book for social networking,

Lillian:

Wiki's for documentation, planning - reporting, Blogs - Personal and Official, Skype for conference calls, Linked In, Dgroups, Tagging, Google Docs, gmail, google groups, face book, statcounter for web statistics,

John:

My space for social networking, Instant messenger, Meebo - to access various instant messengers, Videos - U-tube, Discussion forum,

Kalist:

Talk city, echoes, Instant messenger,

George:

Wiki's : recording data and planning, Skype, Yahoo, gmail, dgroups, videos,

Loyce:

Wiki's, Blogs, Myspace, Face Book, Messenger,

Suzan:

Driver for IT support, Messenger (yahoo, google), How stuff works,

Emmanuel:

Wiki's for collaboration, Skype, RSS, Tagging, Flickr,

Timothy:

Messenger, Wiki's, Statcounter,

Danniel:

Instant Messenger, dgroups, wiki's, blogs, trapped in,

Gerald:

Messenger, Forums,

Johnstone:

dgroups, Yahoo groups, google chat, tagging, messenger, skype conferencing, myspace, blogs,

Clare:

Wiki's, Blogs, dgroups, moodle, Messengers, Skype, Tagging, Flickr