SEO Glossary: Web 2.0

What is Web 2.0?

 

What is Web 2.0 actually all about? Important facts about Web 2.0 are listed below:

 

• A look at the timeline of the Internet shows that it has constantly changed in the past. Web 2.0 is an umbrella term for the new internet age. Here you can see that there has been a change.

 

• Probably the most important point about Web 2.0 is that users no longer simply consume content. Rather, from this point onwards, the user is an important component, as they are now part of the Internet themselves. They create their own content and share information.

 

• Cloud computing was also a decisive and important change on the Internet

 

• Web 2.0 was first mentioned in 2003. In the meantime, however, there have been further stages of development, which is why Web 2.0 has become quite old.

 

 

What are the most important features of Web 2.0?

The introduction of Web 2.0 put an end to one-way communication on the Internet for the first time. Instead of users only ever consuming content, they were now part of the internet.

 

This is also where the familiar social media comes into play, with users deciding for themselves what content they want to share. In addition, it has since become common practice to comment on content and respond to others.

 

In Web 2.0, the creation and distribution of own content is often referred to as user-generated content.

 

 

This is where Web 2.0 has mainly taken place:

 

• Social networks
• Blogs
• Microblogs such as Twitter
• Wikis
• Forums
• Online voting
• Online elections

 

How does Web 2.0 differ from Web 1.0?

With the introduction of Web 2.0, Web 1.0 was replaced. What is the difference between the two versions?

 

A comparison:

 

• In Web 1.0, many users used the Internet independently and consumed content here. In Web 2.0, on the other hand, they were networked with each other and increasingly discussed content together. Comment columns appeared more and more frequently in forums, social networks, blogs and microblogs.

 

• At the same time, with the introduction of Web 2.0, traditional users have changed from consumers to producers. Both terms are also known together as "prosumers". Users not only create their own content, but also share it with others.