Web 2.0 is the second generation of web design and development, and it offers internet surfers a lot of new possibilities. Web 2.0 incorporates blogs, free networking sites, forums, folksonomies, and social networking to give internet users a more diverse web experience. To navigate a website that is based on Web 2.0 technology, you need to have fast computer speed.
The name Web 2.0 was coined by Darcy DiNucci in one of her articles in 1999. Presently, more and more people are discovering the benefits of conducting their e-business through the Web 2.0 platform. Web 2.0 offers rich graphics and multimedia, and this automatically necessitates a faster broadband internet speed. Lately, the growing popularity of Web 2.0 has prompted Internet Service Providers and application service providers to upgrade their services to allow customers to surf the feature-rich Web 2.0 internet sites.
Web 2.0’s technology infrastructure integrates messaging-protocols, content-syndication, server-software, and also a plethora of extensions and plug-ins. One of Web 2.0’s key features is the “Network as a Platform”. This form of computing allows web-browsers to run a wide variety of software applications. However, you need a fast computer speed to use the “Network as a Platform” feature.
The web experience is now transforming from being pages full of static texts and graphics to pages that are more dynamic and interactive. This transformation is brought about by Web 2.0. And as the popularity of Web 2.0 increases, there will be a greater need for faster broadband internet speed. Hence, it is clear that Web 2.0 is indirectly causing the global internet speed to rise.