What Is The Actual Use And Meaning Of Web2.0?

In the world of internet marketing there are so many different acronyms and terms and they are often used to signify a part of the marketing world and internet. One of the most common terms that is discussed in marketing conversation is Web 2.0. You may have come across these terms many times and they have been linked with MySpace, Facebook and Squidoo pages, but you must have wondered what they actually mean?

Web 2.0 is basically something above social networking websites. This may be a complex discussion if you talk about it to a wrong person. You will come to know about Web 2.0 and its interconnection with the internet in this article very explicitly.

Web 2.0 is actually a congregation of some elements like:

Content sharing websites

Social networking websites

Blogging

Social bookmarks

Let’s discuss these entire elements one by one.

Content sharing websites

Content sharing websites are actually used for articles that contain some content appropriate for placing on the web. One such site called Squidoo helps you to place all such articles, posts, reviews and other content on the internet. Another site of such kind is Hubpages; it is also a medium through which you can express yourself and your views on the internet. The content that you share through these sites is viewed and read by millions of different people around the world. Through the medium of articles most of the marketers promote their products and get an incredible increase in their sales.

Social networking sites

Some of the commonly known social networking websites that are visited by almost 70% of the population everyday is Facebook, MySpace, Drectmatches and LinkedIn. Through these websites it is very easy to communicate to a large mass of population and convey your point. These sites are generally used to make new friends in different parts of the world and share different content, videos and pictures with them without having to fly all the way down to their place.

Blogging

The term blogging has been derived from web log that generally refers to publishing your content, pictures, and stories as a log. Blogging is generally talking about something related to you to others. You can share your pictures, your hobbies, stories or even any new and useful news with others and spread the word across. Most of the network marketers use blogging as a hub for support, gathering, training and other informational purposes. You blog is in short a representation of you and your personality.

Social bookmarking sites

Social bookmarking is a medium through which you can bookmark your favorite web pages. It is very time-consuming to search for a particular webpage every time you wish to log into them. By social bookmarking you can bookmark all your favorite web pages so that you can visit them directly clicking on the link whenever you want. Stories, content, blogs and other stuff can be placed on these sites and they are given ranking according to their content and popularity among people. They are shared throughout the web as per their rank. The popular bookmarking sites are Reddit, Digg, Technorati etc.