EDUC 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Web 2.0, Google Drive, Quora
Document Summary
Web 1. 0 gained popularity in the early 90s and was primarily used for information presentation; the creation of websites allowed broadcasting large amounts of information on the web, and search engines made it easy to locate information. Yet, the ability to broadcast was limited to those who had knowledge of html or programs like front page or. For the most part, web 1. 0 was a reading environment and sometimes referred to as the read web. Web 2. 0, on the other hand, is often called the read-write web, as it allows for both information presentation and participation in creating information. Html or complicated publishing tools is no longer required. Some disagreement exists on the definition of web 2. 0, but many agree that it is a transition in the use of. Internet-based software programs meaning that long-standing internet-based software programs have now been used to develop new applications that allow multi- way communication and collaborative information searching.