Friday, 14 December 2012

Internet Meme

An internet a meme is an image, video, phrase or simply an idea that spreads from one person to another seemingly for no logical reason at all. When people see a meme, no matter how silly it usually is, they find it amusing for one reason or other and forward it to their friends; soon millions of people know about it thanks to how fast the information can spread online and the viral effect. You can see the list of the best internet memes below and even vote for your favorites.

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 was created in 1999 by Tim'OReily and Media Live International, it is also use to describe web sites that use technology beyond the static pages of earlier web sites.  Dale Dougherty and O'Reilly VP, noted that far from having crashed, the web was more important than ever, with new applications and sites popping up with regularity.

Here are some changes between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0:

DoubleClick-->Google AdSense
Ofoto-->Flickr
Akamai-->BitTorrent
mp3.com-->Napster
Britannica Online-->Wikipedia
personal websites-->blogging
evite-->upcoming.org and EVDB
domain name speculation-->search engine optimization
page views-->cost per click
screen scraping-->web services


Pro's and Con's
With Web 2.0 products, users can quickly find exactly what they're looking for, they can interact with like-minded individuals and access their data at anytime. So how is that bad? This article discusses the pros and cons of the current Web 2.0 boom.