SciTech Watch: Web 2.0 - Page 2

Incremental Improvements

Regular improvements and feature additions are a feature Web 2.0 applications. Rather than not releasing a Web 2.0 application until it is completely ready, developers start the site with a small set of features and add features and bug fixes on a regular basis. This mode of programming gets applications out to users sooner and involves the user in the feedback mechanism about which features should be added or fixed.

User Participation

More than anything else, Web 2.0 applications are about user participation. Some Web 2.0 applications are tools for users to generate their own content while others solicit user feedback in an effort to help guide the evolution of their product. Most Web 2.0 applications also host a blog and a forum which serve as communications channels between the developers and the community of users of their application.

The innovations in Web and Internet technologies that we call Web 2.0 are enabling a whole new generation of applications and providing new life for the old-timers already on the web.

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