The Web 2.0 phenomenon: another Internet trend?

I bet you’ve heard the term web2.0, but do you really know what web2.0 means? Let me get you into the action. In my opinion, web2.0 is a revolutionary concept, it is the next generation of the Internet that allows web users to actively participate in the development of the content and history of a web page. Using sophisticated dynamic applications, a website can do really cool things!

Web2.0 gives web users the power and freedom to do what they want, enhance and control their experience. Web2.0 websites are not just static or dynamic web pages. They are web-based applications that you can use anywhere.

There are thousands of developers working on web2.0 websites as we speak. Many will say that web 2.0 is another Internet trend that will disappear in a few months. But web2.0 is here to stay and there are many reasons why. The biggest reason is that web2.0 technologies allow a website to connect with millions of users and make the internet a really cool place to be.

It’s no coincidence that well-known websites like YouTube.com or Myspace.com are implementing this same web 2.0 concept to reach users and achieve their goals. Should I remind you that the owners of YouTube recently sold their company for over $2 billion to Google? Need I mention that MySpace.com has become one of the top 5 most popular websites on the entire web?

What about social bookmarking websites like Digg.com or Furl.com? Why have they become so incredibly popular?

These websites are a great place to be, which is why they are so popular. They allow web users to participate and personalize their online experience in an easy, fun and free way! Users decide if they want to upload their own videos or talk about their favorite interests or hobbies and even share their favorite websites. Users can create their own friend lists, share them and thus leave their mark on the history of the website.

All of these remarkably popular websites are active web applications using the ideas of the web2.0 concept. And they make tons of money every day based solely on advertising. They will never charge you to use their website.

Another great example of a web2.0 website is the infamous wikipedia. The first free online encyclopedia where users can edit its contents. Are you wondering why wikipedia has become so popular? It’s not just because it’s free and provides tons of great information. What makes wikipedia stand out from the crowd is the ability/option to edit your content. Isn’t it just amazing?

So what does this have to do with you? If you’re a webmaster, internet marketer, or coder, you better jump on the idea of ​​web 2.0 while you can. It’s so easy to get into that and conquer it effectively. How many niches do you know that have a real web 2.0 project established in them? I bet there are thousands of niches waiting for web developers to take the next step and conquer them.

In a few months from now you will not be able to avoid the web2.0 concept. Happens all the time. Good ideas just pop up, it takes some time before they are accepted and gain some popularity and then everyone wants a piece of the action. Web2.0 is already gaining popularity in an unimaginable way.