Seeking a Research Definition for Web 2.0
Researchers at the Pew Internet & American Life Project have produced a paper aiming to define the term Web 2.0. One conclusion:
That the term has enjoyed such a constant morphing of meaning and interpretation is, in many ways, the clearest sign of its usefulness. This is the nature of the conceptual beast in the digital age, and one of the most telling examples of what Web 2.0 applications do: They replace the authoritative heft of traditional institutions with the surging wisdom of crowds.
