Web 2.0 !

In my first post I couldn't resist myself from making a reference to Web 2.0! Talking of Buzz Words doing rounds - "Web 2.0" is the most fascinating one. Every one keeps talking about it!

We all know that in "some way or the other" it connotes a new Avtaar of Internet - rebirth of sorts, which passes on more control to the users. But users always had the control since the inception of the Internet!

I think the difference has come largerly from the way users have accepted these ideas. They are more open to collaborative environment now and have found Internet as a medium of expression & choice.

To me, web 2.0 is a way of looking at Internet as a platform rather than a medium. A platform where users are expressing, sharing, connecting & earning ( Google Ad sense & The complete network model ) ! It's like passing the complete control to the users - so the model is of decentralizing ( blogosphere ) and Trust ( Wikis ). Found a really interesting video which captures this evolution really well ! Have a look !