If you didn’t know Web 2.0 refers to a perceived second generation of web-based communities and hosted services such as social-networking sites, wikis and folksonomies which aim to facilitate collaboration and sharing between users. The term became popular following the first O’Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004. Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but to changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the web. According to Tim O’Reilly,
Therefore, in the tradition of SEO Web 2.0 Awards, you can taken a business-minded look at thirteen sites whose content fits the Web 2.0 description. The sites are listed in a rough order of usefulness. Everyone’s experience will differ, depending on industry, audience and product or service. Some of the sites lower down on my list are my favorites, but I know that they’re not going to send anyone to the America’s Richest lists any time soon.
How useful the site is as a business tool? Can you use any of these sites for your commercial benefit, or are they serving as little more than mindless entertainment? I already give you some ideas in 8 steps to increase your blog traffic post. Now it is time get to know best Web 2.0 sites. I used their explanation of site and sometimes in the near future I will make review of those social networks I use…
1. Digg.com
Digg is a user driven social content website. Ok, so what the heck does that mean? Well, everything on digg is submitted by the digg user community (that would be you). After you submit content, other digg users read your submission and digg what they like best.
2. Del.icio.us
del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website — the primary use of del.icio.us is to store your bookmarks online, which allows you to access the same bookmarks from any computer and add bookmarks from anywhere, too.
3. Reddit
Reddit is a source for what’s new and popular on the web — personalized for you. Your votes train a filter, so let reddit know what you liked and disliked, because you’ll begin to be recommended links filtered to your tastes. All of the content on reddit is submitted and voted on by users like you.
4. Twitter
Twitter is a real-time information network powered by people all around the world that lets you share and discover what’s happening now.
Twitter has recently been one of the best hand to monitor the news in real time on sites, that we like. Follow us on Twitter.
5. Yahoo Buzz
Yahoo Buzz works very similar to Digg. First, they determine the most popular topics that people are searching for on Yahoo!. Then, they showcase the most popular stories within those topics, based on activities like voting, commenting, and emailing stories to friends. And then stories with most Buzz may be published on the Yahoo! home page — you can impact what millions will see on Yahoo!.
6. Technorati
Technorati is the recognized authority on what’s going on in the world of weblogs. We help people search for, surface, and organize bloggers and their daily posts… Technorati. Who’s saying what. Right now.
7. Squidoo
Squidoo’s goal as a platform is to bring the power of recommendation to search. Squidoo’s goal as a co-op is to pay as much money as we can to our lens-masters and to charity. And Squidoo’s goal as a community is to have fun along the way, and meet new ideas and the people behind them.
8. Netscape
The Netscape portal has evolved from a portal that is programmed by us to a portal that is programmed by you–the audience! All of the stories on Netscape are submitted and voted on by users. With thousands of users submitting interesting stories daily, the news on Netscape.com moves much faster and more interesting stories can make it to the homepage.
9. Wikipedia
Since its creation in 2001, Wikipedia has rapidly grown into the largest reference Web site on the Internet. The content of Wikipedia is free, and is written collaboratively by people from all around the world.
10. StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon helps you discover and share great websites. As you click Stumble!, we deliver high-quality pages matched to your personal preferences. These pages have been explicitly recommended by your friends or one of 1,284,477 other websurfers with interests similar to you. Rating these sites you like automatically shares them with like-minded people – and helps you discover great sites your friends recommend.
11. Facebook
Young adults are the primary trend drivers in our society. Marketing to young adults on their own terms is critical for success. Facebook offers relevant and integrated advertising opportunities to engage the tech-savvy youth audience
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12. MySpace
MySpace is an online community that lets you meet your friends’ friends. Create a private community on MySpace and you can share photos, journals and interests with your growing network of mutual friends! See who knows who, or how you are connected. Find out if you really are six people away from Steve Jobs.
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