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Have you ever tried to explain something new or “web 2.0″ to someone only to be met with a blank stare? Yeah, me too. Well have no fear, you can put your buzzwords away. Just use this handy guide as a reference.
Also, I highly encourage you to put your revisions/additions in the comments (oh how web 2.0 of me!)
Blogs - Like online journals that put new content first.
Craigslist - Just like newspaper classifieds, but online.
del.icio.us - Let’s you attach keywords called “tags” to sites. Like putting post-its in a magazine.
Digg - Someone submits a story, and if you like it you vote for it. The stories with the most votes end up on the front page.
Facebook - It’s like an online personal directory where you can connect with people, share photos, join groups, etc.
Feedburner - Lets you manage and track your blog’s RSS feeds.
Flickr - It’s an online photo album that you can share with other people.
Friendfeed - Makes it so your friends can’t pick their nose without you knowing.
Google Docs - Lets multiple people edit a text document that’s saved online.
Last.fm - Internet radio that plays music based on your prefrences.
LinkedIn - It’s like your business Rolodex, but online.
MySpace - You know your hot friend? Well this is her fat ugly cousin.
NetVibes - Lets you pick a home page with the content you want (also see iGoogle).
RSS - It’s like an email subscription that goes to your reader instead of your email account.
Squidoo - Easily build one page on a topic.
StumbleUpon - You pick categories and it takes you to a random page. If you like it you give it a thumbs up.
Technorati - Ranks and indexes blogs based on “authority”. Shows most popular blogs.
Threadless - T-Shirt company that relies on it’s active community.
Twitter - It’s like mass text messaging but you choose whose messages you see.
Wikipedia - Just like a regular encyclopedia, but one that anyone can edit.
YouTube - A free place people can put videos online.
Great summary! If I wasn’t up on this 2.0 stuff and didn’t have one, I might not understand “reader” in the RSS definition. Also, I’m not familiar with Squidoo and didn’t really understand the brief synopsis. After visiting the site, I see you’re right, but I still don’t really understand it’s function. Is it like Geocities? Blog meets Wiki? (This is not really relevant to your article; I’m just throwing it out there.
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Matt, thanks for this! It will help as I’m determining what to review (or what is already “second nature” for Web 2.0 people) on the Buzz Bin Buzz Meter tool review!
Matt, I have made note of the URL to this post to pass onto newbies. Thanks for the round-up.
Becky,
Some of the stuff on here is kind of hard to explain in just a sentence or two. Squidoo is pretty interesting if you mess around with it for a while. Feel free to add your own one liners here. Thanks for reading!
Larissa,
Thanks for coming by, really enjoy your stuff over at the Buzz Bin. Good luck with working on your review, let me know how that works out. Thanks again.
Linda,
Glad you enjoyed the post. Please feel free to add/expand on anything I have here. I feel like I may have left out a lot of useful sites. Always glad to have your input!