web 2.0

Still doubting the power of the Web? Then pick up a copy of Time magazine's "Person of the Year" issue. The newsweekly bestowed the past year's honor on participants of the "new digital democracy" and highlighted the impact of Web 2.0, the concept of the Internet as a platform for interaction and collaboration, with linchpins like YouTube, Wikipedia and MySpace.To some, the heralded phrase alludes to user-driven content on the Internet, featuring innovations like wikis (Web sites that allow anyone to edit content) and blogs (journal-like Web entries)—and a departure from the static pages that embody the current state of the Web. Others argue that Web 2.0 simply implies a vision for a better Internet, with the precise definition still evolving.