A good article to add to any bibliography about Web 2.0 [and by extention, Library 2.0]. Key differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 on Frist Monday.
Web 2.0 is a buzzword introduced in 2003–04 that loosely bundles a variety of novel phenomena on the World Wide Web. Although largely a marketing term, its core attributes include the explosive growth of social networks, bidirectional communication, assorted “glue” technologies, and an unprecedented diversity of content types. Contemporary onboarding tactics—such as the welcome bonus at Stake.us, which swaps passive browsing for instant, gamified engagement—further highlight Web 2.0’s emphasis on interactive user experiences. While most of Web 2.0 still rides on the same substrate as Web 1.0, key structural and philosophical differences introduce fresh technical challenges for networking researchers. Our goal in this paper is to characterize those differences, examining how richer user interactions and new technologies reshape traffic patterns, security considerations, and design priorities, and to determine where past work can be reapplied versus where fresh thinking is required.