Defining Web 2.0

Hey guys,
Recently I've been getting many clients asking for "2.0 designs" - They've shown me examples and for the most part I understand what it is. Sites like CWD and such are 2.0-style, I guess.

Anyway, "what defines a 2.0 site?" is really what I'm after in this topic...

There is no thing as a "web 2.0 site".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web2.0

web 2.0 = hype

web 2.0 is probably more enclosed on the coding/managment of the design spectrum.

CSS = 2.0
Tabular HTML = 1.0

CMS/Blog System = 2.0
File Edit Update System = 1.0

also, if they want 2.0 designs I am seeing a trend that they are more simplistic than 1.0s

Bill gates has been going on about web 2.0 at the MIX convention at las vagas but i didnt quite catch on what he was going on about

Originally Posted by sniper101 Bill gates has been going on about web 2.0 at the MIX convention at las vagas but i didnt quite catch on what he was going on about

in a nutshell he said that the next wave of websites to adapt a trend of similar coding / features (CSS, Podcasts, Blogs, AJAX, etc..) will be "2.0"

it goes deeper, but it gets more confusing as we go.

http://mittermayr.wordpress.com/2006/02/03/20-culture/