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In the words of Tim O'Reilly, Web 2.0 is based on social software where the users not just consume the content but generate it.Technically, Web 2.0 has ensured the replacement of the personal computer as a platform by the net.
Now a host of services like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and many others are available on the internet and users don't need to install costly softwares on their PCs.
They can directly use these tools on the net and save their work there itself.Growing trendNow, what exactly is a Web 2.0 website and how does it affect the lives of millions logging onto the net.
So, for all those who have little or no clue about this new concept, here's a list of some of the sites and services.
There are hundreds of Web 2.0 websites that are catering to the increasing appetite of the online community.
According to a business report, more than 1000 Web 2.0 companies were started in Silicon Valley last year.
The rise of this new Web can be attributed to the need for a more collaborative platform.
The web pages on the original web were too static and there was no way a user could have contributed or customized them the way he wanted.User primacyBut Web 2.0 is a different ballgame.
Now Internet users can contribute and create all types of content - from text (www.wikipedia.org) to pictures (www.photobucket.com) to videos (www.muvee.com) to personal information (www.hi5.com) to open source software (www.openoff...
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