Application Design & Production Sharolyn Anderson April 14, 2010 Web

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Application Design & Production Sharolyn Anderson April 14, 2010 Web

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Katie Williams GEOG4100: Application Design & Production Sharolyn Anderson April 14, 2010

Web 1.0 versus Web 2.0

The internet has evolved rapidly over the past two decades and this has led to new terminology, namely Web 1.0 and Web 2.0.These terms were bestowed post-development and are used to describe key differences between the web in the past and in the present.Both web platforms are in use on the internet and the differences are site specific.The change from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 is not something like a software upgrade.It is a function of the content of a website, the role of clients in the website, and the structure of the website. Web 1.0 sites are focused on content such as ads, products, and information.These sites generally do not have extensive user profiles that involve personal information and content.If Web 1.0 sites have user profiles, the information is generally limited to contact information for operations like mailing lists. Web 1.0 sites generally have stateless clients, are single content oriented, link to other sites for additional information, and can easily track client usage.An example of Web 1.0 sites is Craigslist which is an ad service with no user profiles. In contrast, Web 2.0 sites focus on social networking and have heavily integrated user profiles.The sites are often inaccessible without a profile and profiles generally contain detailed information about the user such as relationship status, sex, race, interests, etc.A user’s profile is easy to modify by the user and by other users.In the Web 2.0 platform individual are first-class users and are both creators and consumers of information.The content of the website is brought by the client and can consist of blog posts, messages to other users, photos, videos, comments, and development of user communities by specifying “friends”.All content can be shared publicly or only with users specified by the client.The structure of Web 2.0 sites is more like a web or network of interconnected information.Websites on this platform are developed to have all content contained within the site rather than linking out to other sites. Thisresults in greater difficulty when monitoring user activity as a user can remain on the same site for hours doing a variety of activities or just leaving the website open in a browser tab.Examples of Web 2.0 sites are Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace.Each of these sites has user profiles, though Facebook and MySpace use profiles more extensively than YouTube.All three sites allow registered users to post and share rich content data through their profiles. Websites can also be intermediate between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, a state coined by some as Web 1.5. These sites have some user content and use profiles, but are not fully integrated with social networking and user interaction.Examples of Web 1.5 sites are Amazon and Ebay which are primarily content focused, but do have user profiles that can be commented on by other users.There are some issues with the current state of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, much of which relates to privacy and security concerns.