WEB 2.0 - Definition

Many people argue that there is no such thing as web 2.0, however while there is no simple definition for web 2.0 it can be said that web 2.0 is a paradigm shift in the way the Internet is used. Web 2.0 involves a more open approach to the Internet, in particular user-generated content that, Blogs, Podcast, social media, review sites, Wikipedia ect. The term web 2.0 was coined by O'Reilly media in 2004. Generally it describes a new wave of web applications that are vastly more interactive then "traditional" web applications. Tim O' Reilly has been the great proponent of web 2.0. He says "Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the compute industry caused by the move to the Internet as a platform, and an attempt to understand the rules of success on that new platform"