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Chapter 1
What Is Web 2.0?
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. . Is it a revolution in the way we use
the Web or just another technology market ‘bubble’? e short answer, for many
people, is to refer to a group of services that have become deeply associated with the term:
blogs, wikis, podcasts, Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds etc., which facilitate a more
socially connected Web where everyone is able to add to and edit the information space.
e longer answer is rather more complicated and pulls in economics, technology and new
ideas about the connected society. To some, however, it is simply a time to invest in tech-
nology agai ...