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| Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007
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![]() | This is all about whether you believe that "Web 2.0" actually exists, or is a true phenomenon. Bill Gates actually said recently that there is no such thing as Web 2.0... However, what does exist is web sites - such as MySpace and YouTube - whose content is provided by users rather than the authors of the site. This is something of a new web phenomenon, true, but I agree with Bill that a few user-powered notorious sites doesn't really equal anything incredible. Aside from that, there is a slight trend towards web-based applications. For example, the idea that to use a word processor you would go to a web site, and the web site would power your word processor. This is essentially what is known as a "Thin Client" - where the server does all the work, and the user's computer workstation needs little or no software installed. Could the web experience become like a Thin Client relationship? Well perhaps - in time there will be more web-based applications. But they have drawbacks, such as price and storage space. The heart of the internet remains essentially unchanged, however. "Web 2.0" and web-based apps are interesting areas of development, but they are not hugely significant right now. Anyway, why should YouTube and MySpace be considered special just because they have user-provided content? Millions of pages created by users have always existed since the birth of the web - how-tos, home pages, vacation photos etc etc. There are many new emerging internet scripting languages and derivatives evolving, but these are really being used to power the same web things that have always been there - albeit with enhanced methods of providing and using content. | ||
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