Web2.0 task

Web2.0 task
although both sites contain the same information, the differences in presentation and usability are striking. Furl is a social bookmarking site which embodies a lot of what Web 2.0 is about.
For starters, it allows searching of the site's content. I can search for the term Web 2.0 and then if I choose, i could filter my search by time, say, for articles that are as recent as the last 6 months. Very important for those who bookmark a lot.
Also notice that the titles of the sites listed are not the only way to describe what they are about. They also use tags, which allow users to reorganize the information in a way that they may interpret it. The site on opera web standards, for example has a number of tags associated with it: web design; web standards; opera; html; css. Tags allow users to reorganize their data in different ways, how they see it.
Another feature of Web 2.0 on this site is syndication or RSS, indicated by the little orange icon located in the address bar on the right. It means that i don't have to keep checking this site to see if it has been updated. I can choose to subscribe to it and then receive updated content automatically delivered to my feed reader. What a time saver! These three characteristics: searching, tagging and Rss are enabled on the furl list, but not on the static html version.
Furl has recently been taken over by Diigo which is a similar service and which i use extensively in this course because i can annotate while i read things on the web. With this increased level of usability available on web services like Diggo and others like meebo and google docs etc, what is becoming apparent to me is that one's desktop operating system is fading in importance. You don't really need a powerful desktop computer for the majority of stuff that one does. All you really need now is a web browser and a fast internet connection. That is what Web 2.0 is all about.