Web 2.0

Definition
Web 2.0 refers to a second generation of web development and design. It aims to provide communication in a secure environment, which Tim O'Reilly has noted that web 2.0 has allowed Internet business to come back after a collapse in 2001. It has led to social networks being created and managed easily allowing businesses to use web 2.0 as a platform which they can come back to and capitalise on its qualities.