WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES

WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES

INTRODUCTION

Web 2.0 is the most widely used technologies beyond HTML. They have changed the way the web is used and perceived. These web 2.0 technologies have been designed to explain the phenomenon like social networking, collective intelligence (Chisholm, 1999). In recent technology, the ‘Second life’ and ‘world of war craft’ were the virtual creations that have been developed where people can assume new personalities and build an online reputation.

ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS

The main accessibility concerns of web 2.0 rely on the web for everyday tasks as well as for employment, entertainment and also for learning purposes. One of the main utility factors is online shopping which allows people or users with visual or mobility to shop independently without travelling to a particular location or hub. Web 2.0 can provide enormous benefits among those which are new paradigm are not easily manageable (Reilly, 2005).

Coming to the toolkits, the new generation sources are available in web 2.0 which individual has its own identity and its own applications. Among them, RSS, wiki, Blogging and Podcasting are the tools which has beneficiaries such as mutual sharing of knowledge explicitly.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOOLS USED

Really simple syndicate

The RSS is the social tool designated by symbol .)) RSS stands for Really simple syndicate. It is not totally a document based system rather it is a database system which makes searching possible and easier. It is usually seen in the blogs where the words are displayed in different sizes depending on the priority of the number of time it has been used by the users.

Wiki

Wiki is just like one of the search engine where information is collected with the help of RSS. It can obtain the information regarding the data that is provided in the searching option. The material like journals, case studies and reference materials can be found related to a particular topic chosen. It helps to make the lesser time constraints.

Blogging

Blogging helps organization in sharing the views of one another. It can share files, pictures and also can comment on each other. This type of communication is open to all sources and accessible to everyone. One can also post their questions in their blogs and can get answers from experts within no time. In this way, the knowledge is shared explicitly among the people of organization.

Podcasting

Podcasting is one of the technologies which helps I communication between the user and the client through audio sharing. This enables us to maintain regular contact with the clients and can solve any doubts regarding their subject in an efficient manner.

These are the several open sources that are providing base functionalities with respect to the social tools that can be utilized by an organisation for running effectively and efficiently.

REFERENCES

1. Smith, B. University of Toronto: ‘’ leads project for adaptive Web applications’’, Canadian Technology News, April 12, 2007.

2. Seeman, L.,’’ The Semantic Web, Web Accesibility, and Device Independence. ACM SIGCAPH Newsletter’’, No. 76, June 2003.

3. Chisholm, W., Vanderheiden, G. and Jacobs, ‘’ Web Content Accessibility Guidelines’’

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