Let's start with a visual. Imagine yourself on a country road. It is a dirt road with only a single lane and turn-offs are few and far between. Now imagine yourself driving down a multi-lane highway with multiple exit ramps each leading to varied and different places.
To me, web 1.0 is like the country road. Users didn't have much control over their journey. The web master held the power to direct traffic. On web 2.0, the user has so many more choices. And not only choices of where and what to view but also the user can add to the website's content. In effect, the user can create their own exit if they aren't satisfied with the offered ones or see a need for a new 'exit ramp'.
So, with web 2.0 users can create their own experience on the web. Sites like Facebook allow users to share pictures, web links, and comments about their interests. These additions can be kept private or allowed to flow free on the internet highway. Now users can shape their technological world with a keyboard on a laptop, a smartphone, a tablet, or through a web linked television.
Web 2.0 has connected us in a way that is so much more personal than a phone call. We can use web cams to communicate with our friends and family from far away. In a world that seems ever more busy and rushed, new types of communication allow us to shrink our world and keep up with the people and ideas that are important to us.
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