Web 2.0 Case Study
Question 1
Web 2.0 is the term commonly used to describe the second version of the World Wide Web (Beal, n.d.). It focuses more on collaboration, social networking and sharing information online for users. It involves text, moving and non-moving images, and audios between two or more individuals, regardless of their location (HEFCE, 2008). From a static HTML pages, Web 2.0 now offers a more dynamic Web with more functions and capabilities, based on the serving Web applications (Beal, n.d.).
Few examples of Web 2.0 are Google, eBay and Amazon. They do not sell software licenses because software is not considered to be a product. They do, however, provide Software as a Service (SaaS). It is a delivery method that gives access to software and functions separated from others as a Web-based service (Beal, n.d.). Since SaaS is hosted on its own, users no longer have to invest on extra hardwares as well as removing the hassles of installation, setting up and maintenance (Beal, n.d.). Users can now access Google Drive, navigate on Google Maps and process Gmail by using a thin-client browser. …show more content…
A beta software is usually the first version of a program that is published before releasing the actual software; merely for testing it out under real-life conditions. After some time, the software is no longer relevant. For Web 2.0, beta programs are commonly used.
A characteristic of Web 2.0 is it increases the value of a site when there is more users and use to it. For examples, Amazon.com and Trade Me become more valuable as the number of users who use the websites for writing reviews, buying and selling etc. On the contrary, the value of traditional product like Microsoft Word is fixed. This means that even if the number of users increases, it does not increase the value of Microsoft Word because it does not serve as a clearinghouse for sharing potential templates (Kroenke,
Web 2.0 is the term commonly used to describe the second version of the World Wide Web (Beal, n.d.). It focuses more on collaboration, social networking and sharing information online for users. It involves text, moving and non-moving images, and audios between two or more individuals, regardless of their location (HEFCE, 2008). From a static HTML pages, Web 2.0 now offers a more dynamic Web with more functions and capabilities, based on the serving Web applications (Beal, n.d.).
Few examples of Web 2.0 are Google, eBay and Amazon. They do not sell software licenses because software is not considered to be a product. They do, however, provide Software as a Service (SaaS). It is a delivery method that gives access to software and functions separated from others as a Web-based service (Beal, n.d.). Since SaaS is hosted on its own, users no longer have to invest on extra hardwares as well as removing the hassles of installation, setting up and maintenance (Beal, n.d.). Users can now access Google Drive, navigate on Google Maps and process Gmail by using a thin-client browser. …show more content…
A beta software is usually the first version of a program that is published before releasing the actual software; merely for testing it out under real-life conditions. After some time, the software is no longer relevant. For Web 2.0, beta programs are commonly used.
A characteristic of Web 2.0 is it increases the value of a site when there is more users and use to it. For examples, Amazon.com and Trade Me become more valuable as the number of users who use the websites for writing reviews, buying and selling etc. On the contrary, the value of traditional product like Microsoft Word is fixed. This means that even if the number of users increases, it does not increase the value of Microsoft Word because it does not serve as a clearinghouse for sharing potential templates (Kroenke,