Web 2.0 is not a technical definition about how a web page loads or any specific technologies behind the functionality; it's much broader then that.
Tim O'Reilly is credited with coming up with the name/label. I think the entry on Wikipedia does a good job of trying to describe what Web 2.0 means/encompasses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 Chris On 4/27/07, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gmail isn't quite web 2.0 because it still does page loads when you move > around. > > Web 2.0 stuff uses Java Script to get new test and dynamically update the > page. > > I haven't used Google Docs or spread sheets, but that is probably Web 2.0 > > Essentially if it looks like you are interacting with the page directly and > not some sort of applet or ActiveX control or standard HTML form, that would > be considered web 2.0 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 1:12 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Cool Web 2.0 sites... > > > > like gmail > > > > > Web 2.0 is what they are calling websites that look like they > > incorporate > > > some sort of stateful usage by using things like Ajax and Flash. > > -- > > will -- chris poterala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blogging @ www.potsie.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:233468 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
