Created by: Paula Trapani-Wiener LRMS Librarian
Jan 12, 2015
Created by:
Paula Trapani-Wiener
LRMS Librarian
Wikis are part of
• They are basically new kinds of websites found on a new kind of Internet.
• So now the question is…
• What IS Web 2.0?
When the Internet first became popular (mid 1990s),
it was called the
But the Internet has grown and changed.
• The “World Wide Web” has had a makeover.
• It now has a new format, new technologies, and a new name…
• Say good-bye to “Web 1.0” and hello to…
Here are a couple of
to help illustrate the evolution of the Internet
from Web 1.0
to Web 2.0Web 2.0.
In a nutshell,
• Web 2.0 is
• Here are a few of the key differences between the old web and the new…
• There were 250,000 websites.
• There were 45 million Internet users.
• There are 80,000,000 websites.
• There are over 1 billion Internet users.
Web 1.0 was Web 1.0 was about…about…
Web 2.0 is Web 2.0 is about…about…
•Reading•Content •Lectures
•One-way communication•One-dimensional
•Individuals•Finding information•Personal webpages
•“Expert” voice•Pay for software & domain
•One author
•Writing•Multimedia
•Conversations•Bi-directional communication
•Interactive•Collaboration
•Making connections•Blogs, wikis, etc.
•Peer to peer•Free software and hosting
•Many authors, editors, collaborators
Web 1.0 had…Web 1.0 had… Web 2.0 has…Web 2.0 has…
•Old-fashioned websites containing old-fashioned text and old-fashioned images
•Blogs: online journals, diaries, or web logs like Blogger•Wikis: collaborative websites like Wikipedia•Photo sharing: like Photobucket or Flickr•Video sharing: like YouTube•Audio: like podcasts•Social networking sites: like MySpace and Facebook•Social bookmarks: like del.icio.us
To sum up…To sum up…
• Are websites made by one person but contributed to by many
• Are quick and easy to create (no software knowledge necessary)
• May contain web 2.0 elements like slide shows, podcasts, videos, etc.
• Are used for communication, discussion, collaboration, and sharing.