Wikis

The popularity of wikis has grown enormously as more and more users realize the great potential of Wikis to bring people together and get them to communicate. The most famous wiki of all, Wikipedia, is not the only wiki, but just one site that is harnessing wiki software in a large way. Wikis are actually software […]

Viral Marketing

One of the side effects of faster Internet connections and more user interaction is viral marketing, a kind of marketing scheme that’s popular with large marketing firms and youth-oriented brands. Viral marketing tends to appeal to the youth market, but can branch out beyond that in some cases. Imagine that a high school student finds a […]

Social Networking

Another Web 2.0 opportunity comes through social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. These sites allow their users to interact with each other in many ways, either by sharing pictures, joining groups, sending private messages, and using other constantly-evolving applications. Networking sites are free, used by a lot of different people, and allow websites to market themselves […]

Photo and Video Sharing Sites

Sites like YouTube and Flickr are popular, there’s no doubt about that. They’re also a joy to use. By going to YouTube, a user can experience a kind of “YouTube time rot” where they continue to keep watching videos from users all over the world. YouTube’s tagging system ensures that every time a user watches a video […]

Blogs

The word “blog” is a shortened form of the phrase “web log.” A blog is a website that uses an array of time-stamped and categorized “posts”, generally placed in date order, to allow users to read a wide variety of articles and other informational posts. Most Internet users are probably already familiar with many blogs […]