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What is Web 2.0 ? It is something of a keyword among those who enjoy newer things. I will attempt to distill it into some bite-size chunks of information for you. Hopefully when you are through it will be clear that the answer to the question is simple !

The topic of Web 2.0 is literally churning on the web. What will the future hold
for Web 2.0 as a whole ? Read on as I predict the future of the premier
change in the way computing is done soon, and continuing into the next
few years.

Twitter.com. A relative newcomer to the Web 2.0 foray is starting something
of a “cell-phone-myspace” type of service. You and your friends can be joined
through the use of text messages, using Twitter.com. Twitter is using the Web
2.0 model in a very unique way, and one I like in particular because it is
using mobile technology.

Web 2.0 will be fueled by mobile technology. If you have ever heard of “the mobile
web”, then you no doubt have also heard of mobile browsers, smart handheld
computers, and the like. As these devices become commonplace, other devices
will also be joined to the web using the Web 2.0 model. What type ? Well,
microwaves, refrigerators, fax machines and so forth. Web 2.0 will more
than likely be called something different by the time all electronic
items become connected to the ever growing World Wide Web.

One of the most promising developments of the Web 2.0 change will be the
way people work. The change will be subtle at first, and then more robust
soon afterward. One example that people have already been using has
not been classified under the Web 2.0 model but is nevertheless included ;
internet based email. Yahoo! says theirs is best. MSN started with hotmail.
Google joined in with their G-mail. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Soon, when a person wants to open up something similar to a Word or Excel document, they
will not open up a program on their computer. As Web 2.0 unfolds, a person will
open up a website, and start their work there, and save it. It will be opened,
worked, and saved 100 % online. It becomes immediately available to all
on the “network”. The “network” will of course be the world wide web.

Security issues will arise with the advent of the Web 2.0 model. Having
all work done online instead of inside a traditional setting will mean more
jobs for internet security managers. A “local intranet” will not be nearly
as “local” as it is today. As negative as it may sound, the Web 2.0 security
issues will probably be addressed by governments, as the WWW becomes
a “governed” institution.

Web 2.0 will more than likely be led by an international group, instead of
just having Western influences. Currently those on the technological edge
of all technology are in Europe and Asia. I see this trend continuing.