What is the Web 2.0?

I have been researching to find some ways to effectively share what the Web 2.0 is.

I browsed through some YouTube videos to see what I might find interesting.

These were two separate actions, but one proved to be the answer for the other.

I have collected a half-dozen videos from YouTube that have been posted in the past year… and which provide some interesting insights into Web 2.0. Some of them are designed for educators; some, for business. Together these videos can help us understand the Web 2.0 better.

Note: If you choose to show any of these to students, please review the videos first to be sure all the language used is appropriate.


Web 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsa5ZTRJQ5w
Added March 08, 2006
The purpose of this video is to teach educators about Web 2.0 tools using Wikipedia’s information on Web 2.0.


Power of Web 2.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6SefbFbixI
Added April 30, 2006
Web 2.0—with its blogging, podcasting, and video sharing—has enabled any one of us to become a broadcaster and to have a global audience.


What is Web 2.0? Short Version documentary
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9JPcno2cJgc
Added August 10, 2006
Some startup executives discuss the Web 2.0, business models on the web today, and publishing in a user-generated world.


What is Web 2.0?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LzQIUANnHc
Added September 10, 2006
The Web 2.0 is defined with a focus on how it's changing the Internet.


Web 2.0 Summit Opening Session
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8QS5OmsbWw
Added December 07, 2006
Tim O'Reilly and John Battelle look at their original ideas about Web 2.0. They also preview some sessions scheduled for an upcoming summit.


Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
Added January 31, 2007
A professor responds to the Web 2.0.