In the “dark ages” of the internet, the gulf between information provider and internet user was a huge one.
Getting something as simple as a block of text posted on the net was something done by people with degrees in computer science and a lot of time.
Badly formatted and difficult to read web pages were the norm. Setting up a page could take many hours. Even uploading to your server via a telephone line could take several hours for even a modest site.
The there were very slow connections, a very minimal use of anti virus and a complete lack of any uniformity and structure.
I’m not talking fifty years ago either, just ten or twelve.
Of course it is all very different now. WEB 2.0 is a term used to describe the new way in which massive media and social sites actively encourage participation from all users. Adding content and forming opinions.
Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and Myspace are the leaders of a huge following pack of user friendly WEB 2.0 sites that not only allow user participation, but owe their very existence to the products that we, the end user decide to upload and participate in.
With any innovation on a scale this enormous comes the possibility to leverage it for profit. These sites attract the most enormous numbers of visitors. The potential to marketing either products or ideas on these sites is clear to all.
If you want to join in and have your say, it’s vital that you first join up as completely as possible. Fill in the user profiles, add your photo where possible.
Next, you need to make friends with people with a similar interest to yourself. Join existing groups within your chosen niche, if none exist form your own.
Finally, provide evidence of your ability. Answer questions, provide free help and information. Be an asset. If the opportunity arises you may be able to link to your own personal sites or web holdings.
Finding ethical and transparent ways to use WEB 2.0 sites to attract more internet traffic to your own sites is a quest that is well worth undertaking.
WEB 2.0 has made the internet a more open and friendly place. Finding other who share your internet, communicating and joining in has never been easier. You owe it to yourself to take part in the revolution that is WEB 2.0
With the massive increase of WEB 2.0 social sites, comes new and quick ways of gaining internet traffic to your own web pages.


