If Web 1.0 is about static pages and retrieving information, Web 2.0 is about dynamic pages and sharing information. Widespread computer illiteracy and slow internet connections added to the restrictions of the internet, which characterized Web 1.0. The shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 is a direct result of the change in behavior of those who use the World Wide Web.
While a Web 1.0 site mainly has ‘read-only’ material, a Web 2.0 website allows its users to interact with other users or to change website content, in contrast to non-interactive websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information supplied to them.
Rich user experience, user participation, dynamic content, metadata, web standards and scalability are some of the features of Web 2.0 Designing. Some of the key Web 2.0 website development include: