Internet Communication

Question 1

Modern Web Technologies: Web 2.0

Answer 1

Progressive uses of the Web, including social networking & use of the Web browser as a platform for sophisticated applications (O’Reilly, 2004)

Question 2

Define ‘Collaboration’ in terms of Web 2.0

Answer 2

Web 2.0: Paradigm shift with >open approach to the Internet. Focus on information-sharing & collaboration (i.e. Crowdsourcing). Greater application of ‘collective intelligence’

Question 3

Web 2.0: RW Examples

Answer 3

Web-based communications & hosted services. >economic value to businesses.

Wikipedia, Facebook, YouTube, Photobucket

Question 4

Technologies & Tools: Ajax

Answer 4

Programming method for Web-enabling applications to interact with users similar to Desktop applications

Example: Meebo

Question 5

Technologies & Tools: Folksonomies

Answer 5

Practise of categorizing online content through tags

Example: Flickr

Question 6

Technologies & Tools: Wikis

Answer 6

Page/collection of Web pages that can be viewed/modified by anyone with a web browser and access to the Internet

Example: Wikipedia