Web 1.0 Vs Web 2.0

To understand the Web 2.0 phenomenon, we must first look at  Web 1.0 and how it has transitioned in order for Web 2.0 to  become the frontier of design innovation.

Web 1.0 refers to the state of the World Wide Web before Web 2.0. Web 2.0 has evolved from a "static" state to a more dynamic approach. This dynamic characteristic means that it is continually changing in response to user input. Static webpages contains content that displays the same way each time the page is requested from a browser. 

Web 1.0 and the transition to Web 2.0- 

OLD Vs NEW

Reading->Writing

The shift from read-only material encourages users to participate, contribute and produce information.

Companies-> Communities

Client Server->Peer-to-peer

Homepages->Blogs

HTML->XML

Taxonomy->Tags

Wires->Wireless

Dial-up->Broadband       

Portals->RSS

Netscape->Google