This is a presentation i made for my add+vantage module on how to do business over the internet at university. I did some research and made notes to focus on a presentation about how web 2.0 has revolutionized web design.

2. Firstly What is Web Design and Web 2.0 Web design is the design or designing of a Web page, Website or Web application. The term generally refers to the graphical and technical side of Web development using images, JavaScript, CSS and XML. Web 2.0 is a term popularized by Tim O’Reilly. It is an expression which was used for the first time in 2004 and referred to the second generation of Internet. The main characteristics of new era in Internet is connected with its constant development and delivering services tailored to the needs of each user. This refers to a perceived second-generation of Web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis and communication tools Ref: http://germworks.net/blog/2007/02/11/web-jargon-explained

4. Examples of Web 1.0 Web sites - McDonalds This is the www.mcdonals.com website in 1996, 11 years ago. This is the home page, where the user clicks to view website as a adult or kid. Here shows the website viewed as adult. Very simple and you can see how bad the design is. Ref: http://www.msu.edu/~karjalae/internet96.htm

5. This is the www.google.com website on Dec 02, 1998 . 9 years ago Another example of Web 1.0 Web site - Google This is the actual page of Google in 1998. Its very simple and used tables has a form input field to sign up for newsletter every month.

6. Examples of Web 1.0 Web sites - Yahoo This is the www.yahoo.com website in Oct 17, 1996, 11 years ago. Ref: http://www.msu.edu This is the home page of yahoo. You can see how simple it is with text, bullet lists and graphics and a huge used of space.

9. Examples of Web 2.0 Web sites - YouTube This is the www.youtube.com website today and was first appeared on April 28 th 2005, 2 years ago. Ref: http://www.youtube.com You Tube is a place for people to engage in new ways with video by sharing, commenting on, and viewing videos. YouTube originally started as a personal video sharing service, and has grown into an entertainment destination with people watching more than 70 million videos on the site daily. Ref: http://www.allthingsweb2.com/mtree/VIDEO_2.0/YouTube/details/

10. Examples of Web 2.0 Web sites – Myspace This is the www.myspace.com website today. Ref: http://www.myspace.com Myspace has gone beyond being just a social site and has now become a social platform where companies form around the sole purpose of developing widgets to use on Myspace . That’s power that any site would love to have.

11. So what does Web 2.0 means for web designers For web designers it doesn’t matter what web 2.0 is and what people say about It. What does matter is to focus on their job, seek to understand the business, economical and social issues. To educate themselves on hot technologies like XML and know what are the fuzz words. What do they need to know about it and how can they help in their goal as web designers and for their users and customers. Ref: http://www.cyop.net/web-design/90s-web-design-a-nostalgic-look-back.php Technology and design for the web are changing dramatically and quickly, Their jobs require constant learning, Designers have to accept change, embrace it and love it in the web 2.0 design industry. If not, people are miserable and cannot handle change. Most web designer today look for organic inspiration, at other media i.e. magazines, interactive media, textures colours, interactive design and not just other websites to get their inspirations. Their main Objective is to have an ongoing acceptance that they will always be learning if they want to stay on top. Ref: http://www.archive.org/web/web.php