Web 2.0

Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of the Web, which enables people with no specialized technical knowledge to create their own websites, to self-publish, create and upload audio and video files, share photos and information and complete a variety of other tasks. Examples of these websites include Youtube, Facebook and DIGG.





Advantages of Web 2.0 include the fact that viewers no longer have to sit back at view other people's opinions. Thanks to Web 2.0 viewers can now post their view on stuff quickly and easily. As well as this Web 2.0 gives users to share videos, music and other files, with friends and with the whole world, quickly and at a relatively low cost. Web 2.0 has also made internet websites such as Facebook a gold mine for advertising.


However there are disadvantages. This include huge issues with copyright due to people being able to download free music and videos quicker and easier than ever before. Plus because internet users now have the power to change information on the internet, for example wikipedia, the information can sometimes be unreliable.