You have no doubt heard a lot of buzz about "Web 2.0" this year. Web 2.0 is the moniker for an emerging set of Internet-based tools and an emerging philosophy on how to use them.
The technologies encompassed by Web 2.0 include, but are by no means limited to, blogs, tags, RSS, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, and AJAX. The philosophy focuses on the idea that the people who consume media, access the Internet, and use the Web shouldn't passively absorb what's available -- rather, they should be active contributors, helping customize media and technology for their own purposes, as well as those of their communities.
This philosophy contrasts sharply with the old "Web 1.0" methodology, in which news was provided by a handful of large corporations, Web pages were static and rarely updated, and only the tech-savvy could contribute to the development of the World Wide Web.
Web 2.0 isn't just the latest new toy for geeks or the bleeding edge so beloved by entrepreneurs. It's the beginning of a new era in technology -- one that promises to help nonprofits operate more efficiently, generate more funding, and affect more lives.
In some previous posts I have discussed what Blogs, and Podcasts, and RSS Feeds are. So what is a Wiki? and what is the difference between a Blog and a Wiki?
A Blog usually has one person who authors the posts, whereas in a Wiki you can have more than one person that can manage the site. So there is more collaboration in a Wiki. More than one person can store files on a Wiki and revise documents. To watch the Screencast click on Click to Play. If the screencast does not play, install the Flash Player
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