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==1.0 Worldwide web 1st generation==
*1 -> many
**One person writes the content.
**Many people read the pages.
*Need to write in HTML + graphics

==1.5 Content management systems (CMS)==
*Small teams -> many readers
**Each writer works on a different page
**Designers and programmers work separately on overall system, not each page.
*Get easier for writers to use, but still need training.
*Examples: [http://www.direct.gov.uk/ DirectGov], [http://www.greens-in.org/ Green Party in NI]

==Web 2.0==
*many -> many
**many people write or upload content
**many others read and sometimes comment
*Much easier to write
**Better usability, no training needed (at most watch a 5-min. video)
**Can set up an account with a service provider such as blogspot or Facebook, or install easy-to-use software like WordPress.
*Examples:
**Blogs: [http://www.badscience.net/ Bad Science], [http://www.sluggerotoole.com/ Slugger O'Toole]
**Social networking sites: [http://www.facebook.com/ Facebook], [http://www.bebo.com/ Bebo] (e.g. [http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=1873759274 Michele Smyth], [http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=3523868408 Alderman Wilson])
**Share photographs: [http://flickr.com/groups/69356525@N00/pool/tags/belfast/ Flickr] 
**Upload videos: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnNoc0I_LOo YouTube], [http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8166330530351797735&hl=en-GB Google video]
*Comments build conversations
**Not just a quick information fix: interactive
**Not just simple instant transactions: ongoing relationships