One of the new terms in the Internet world is Web 2.0. So what is Web 2.o? The easiest way to think of Web 2.0 is to look at it as the next step in the Internet's/Websites' evolution. In the past, websites were fairly one dimensional in the sense that the content was controlled by the person in charge of the site. With Web 2.o, websites are much more interactive and collaborative. The idea being that the owner can post information to webpage and others can come in and contribute to it.
As examples of Web 2.o sites/applications, one only has to look at this site itself. A blog is considered a Web 2.0 site. Wikispaces, mashups, blogs, etc. are all considered a Web 2.0 application/site because Internet users can contribute to it and help add value to the site. Sites like MySpace, Facebook, Blogger, Youtube, and Linkedin are all major players as Web 2.o sites.
To read more about Web 2.o (including some of the really geeky stuff), try the following links:
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2
O'Reilly
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
James
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