What would make a site Web 2.0?

[spacetrain]

Hey,

I want to code a site i have in mind but what makes a site Web 2.0?

Is it just ajax? If not then what is it?

Can a site be web 2.0 without ajax? Just it seems with the need for javascript it could severely affect functionality for people without it.

Thanks

 

[Jonny]

I don't agree with the term Web 2.0 at all because there is no global change happening to the Internet.
Basically Web 2.0 was just a term popularized by O'Reilly which he thought should be used to describe a website with improved functionality and a dynamic platform to improve websites and increase the standard of website that we as visitors expect.

So basically, what they meant by that is improved websites. If you wish to take what they said to mean improved coding then yes Ajax falls into that category, but so does CSS, Validated XHTML and RSS. O'Reilly saw these "new" technologys as an improvement and a step in the right direction so he classified them as "Web 2.0" technological advances.

The idea is to improve web-based stanards, create a common goal for websites to be informative and well presented, but in turn lose their uniqueness. However I do agree with some things he mentioned just as browsers with standards i.e. all browsers will have to adhere to standards set out by a governing body to reduce problems in Firefox that don't occur in IE or the other way round.

 

[spacetrain]

Thanks, Im just trying to do this so i get millions once the site launches heh.

 

[Jonny]

No problem, just glad I could help.
Good to see your enthusiastic, and conforming to the proposed Web 2.0 standards will attract a lot of users to your website as well as keep them.
But you will really have to focus on content, it will have be informative and dynamic enough to keep them interested.

Also a good idea is allowing registered users to customise the content they see on your website and customise the layout, always goes down well with the end-user.

Regards.

 

[spacetrain]

Thanks for the info, ill keep in mind the customising content part and try and fit it in somewhere.