Participants'perception of web 2.0

Introduction

“Web 2.0" refers to the second generation of web development and web design, characterized as facilitating
communication, information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design and collaboration on the World Wide Web.

Body
The areas stated below are covered which actually enhanced participants'knowledge in web design stuff.
1. Participatory Web for Development

2. Web 2.0 Landscape

3. Web 2.0 – key practices

• Social bookmarking
• Web services for sharing web bookmarks using keywords
• Useful for resource sharing in team projects
• Wikipedia listed 40 such services (Oct 2005)
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  Social writing platforms – “community websites”
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  Wikis
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  Blogging

4. Way forward and concerns discussion

• Do you think you could make use of Web 2.0? If so how? (yellow cards)
• What are your concerns? (pink cards)

5. Web 2.0 Potentials and Opportunities
Income Generation– Advertising Revenues, Online Training
Wider outreach and sharing of content
Increased access  to relevant and up-to-date content
Establishment of Communities of Practice
Remote collaboration and Networking
Geo-Referencing Information

6. Related Issues

• Intellectual Property Rights – Copyrights
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  Data Ownership
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  Permanency of posted information
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  PrivacyQuality Assurance – Reliability

conclussion
The knowledge and application of web 2.0 will enhance information sharing within shortest possible time with speed

and wider coverage.