The interwebs, a place to socialize, inform, and be heard. Once a tool utilized only by the military and establishments of higher learning, Web 2.0 is highly innovated and highly versatile, especially for the following reasons:
Dynamic content: An example of a dynamic content website would be The Stokes band website. It's extremely interactive and allows the user to have an enriching auditory and visual experience. The mixed media elements such as the newspaper juxtaposed with the space ship elements and sounds creates a unique and memorable experience. The use of Flash and mixed media that can be viewed on a computer or smart phone makes it adaptable and engaging.
User contribution: One of the most notorious user generated sites is YouTube. YouTube is based on and thrives on the works and submissions of the general public. It creates a sense of unity amongst the community, with comments allowing people to create a personal connection with those creating the content. Given the vast array of people who contribute to the community, users have a seemingly infinite amount of content to sift through, with a guarantee to find something interesting for them.
Social media: The most obvious example of social media is of course, Facebook. With over 200 million users, Facebook has become the ultimate social networking tool. Facebook allows people from all over the world to interact with each other by sharing photos, posting on each others walls, and essentially, shamelessly promote and craft an image of themselves. Facebook allows people to form groups based on opinions and interests which in turn expands the potential for networking, and for the more leisurely person, hosts competitive online games for friends to play with each other.
Online applications: tinySONG is a free online application that allows users to search for songs and share them quickly. This is an innovative online application because it takes a fraction of the time to find music this way, compared to using Limewire, iTunes or Youtube. It's exemplary of Web 2.0 it allows for the sharing of content amongst people.
Harnessing collective intelligence: Urbandictionary is a user generated database that provides definitions for modern colloquial terms and sayings. While multiple definitions are provided, users can vote as to whether it is an accurate definition or not. This is a prime example of Web 2.0 since it combines user generated content, images, and tags for users to access.
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