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Web Technology Information: A Primer

Would you like to use Web innovations such as podcasts and wikis, but aren't sure how? Find out with the Web Technology Information Web Guide. You'll discover that the Web is filled with instruction manuals to get you going with plug-ins, RSS, mpegs, mp3s, Web 2.0, YouTube and more. For a Spanish-language version of the Guide, click here.

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Web Technology Basics

Before you explore all the wonderful media and tools on the Web, it's important to get acquainted ... read more »

News Aggregators and RSS Feeds

Keeping up to date with your favorite Web sites doesn't need to be an exercise in persistence. ... read more »

Wikis

A wiki is a community-produced and edited document. Wikis are collaborative ... read more »

File-Sharing

Though it's most famous for its illegal uses, there is nothing inherently illegal about ... read more »

Online Media Players

Audio and video can be delivered in numerous formats using many different online media ... read more »

Podcasts and Vodcasts

Podcasts and vodcasts are delivery methods for Internet radio and TV programs. ... read more »

Web 2.0

You may hear the term Web 2.0 bandied around quite a bit today. Dismissed by some as a non-phenomenon, others believe it is a trend that will usher in the next age of the Internet. Instead of trying to define this illusive term, we leave it to the experts.

Insights for Web 2.0

Confused about Web 2.0? While it's an interesting field of development, and a catchy buzzword, Web 2.0 is hard to define. Enjoy the strange and interesting new Web sites but remember: It's content, not form, that matters in the end.

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For explanations of Web 2.0 ...

O'Reilly founder and CEO Tim O'Reilly spawned the term Web 2.0. In this article from 2005, he attempts to explain what it is and what its future might be.

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YouTube presents a video called "The Machine is Us/ing Us," an exploration into the future of the Web, Web 2.0 and what it means for our culture and society.

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To find Web 2.0 sites ...

SEOmoz's annual Web 2.0 Awards highlight the best Web 2.0 sites in a wide range of categories.

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Go2Web20 is a directory of Web 2.0 sites that allows you to search or browse content tags to find sites of interest. Note that the site loads very slowly, however.

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For more news and info about Web 2.0 ...

The Web 2.0 Show is a bi-monthly podcast focusing on the developers and inventors of new Web 2.0 innovations and the emerging Web technology field in general.

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Who knew?

Web 2.0 Validator is a silly and rather useless tool, but funny nonetheless. If you've ever wondered if a site is really Web 2.0, this tool alleges to validate its 2.0-ness. Two hallmarks of Web 2.0, YouTube and Flickr, apparently don't make the grade.

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