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Web 2.0 Terms, Definitions and Popular Sites

Just incase you’re not up with Web 2.0 terms and sites, here are the most popular:

Web 2.0
The second generation of the Web involving social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, video, podcasts, etc, which aim to facilitate creativity, collaboration, and sharing.

Social Media
The umbrella term that defines the activities that integrate technology and social interaction.

Blog
(short for ‘web log’) is a website formatted as an on-going log or diary of text entries posted by the creator or “blogger”. Unlike traditional websites, blog technology allows users to easily create a web site and then easily add content (text, mostly).

Podcast
An audio or video blog.

Facebook
Perhaps the most popular social networking website. It began as a way for college students to connect and is now open to all.

YouTube
A video sharing site where users can upload, view and share clips.

LinkedIn
A popular business networking site where one can post experience, credentials and connections.

MySpace
A social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music and videos for mostly teenagers, but also adults, internationally.

Second Life
An Internet-based virtual world where you can create your own virtual person (Avatar) and mingle with others worldwide.

Wikipedia
The respected online encyclopedia.

WordPress
The preferred Blog application for good SEO.

SEO
(Search engine optimization) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via “natural” (“organic”) search results for targeted keywords.

G-Cred
(Google credibility) What someone sees when they Google your name, business, product, organization or whatever. An important measure of legitimacy and how seriously someone will take you professionally.

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2 Responses to “Web 2.0 Terms, Definitions and Popular Sites”

  1. Marketing Tip #2 | The Follis Marketing Report Says:
    May 5th, 2008 at 12:28 am

    [...] effective website, sending out email newsletters and promotions, , buying Google Adwords, and using “social media” like blogs and [...]

  2. Gloria Says:
    March 25th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    You seem very knowledgeable in your field.

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