“Web 2.0″ - Myth, Fact, Vaporware, or Just Bewilderment? A good collection of articles relating to “Web 2.0″ is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2 with an enlargement of the etymology of Web buzzwords at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Web_2.0_Map.svg. The article provides definitions, characteristics, technological overview, innovations associated with Web 2.0, related issues, and Criticisms (nicely grouped into Supportive and Critical at [...]
Etymology of “Web 2.0″
August 5th, 2007by Cyn · No Comments Yet
Tags: criticisms, definition, etymology, history, Internet innovation, related issues, social networking, terminology, Web 2.0
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