Web 2.0 Terms:

User-generated content-This term entered the media in 2005, it refers to a number of available media content through the creation and generation of the sites users.

Long tail- A retail strategy that describes the art of selling a large number of unique items in small quantities.

Network as platform- The focus of a network is innovation where it only exists as the infrastructure of a system. The platform is used to deliver the experience to consumers.

Folksonomy- This is also known as collaborative tagging or social tagging. This is when tags are created and managed in order to find a specific content.

Syndication- Making web feeds available from a website in order to provide people with a summary of things such as recently added content, in other words when material is made available to a number of other sites.

Mass collaboration- This phrase refers to a large number of people working independently on one single project. Projects like these take place on the internet using social software.

Computer supported collaboration- This is when groups and organizations are able to communicate, and work together through the use of technology.

Hosted services- A business that delivers a combination of key functions like security, monitoring, storage and combines its abilities.

Web applications- This is an application that can be accessed through a web browser over a network like the internet for example. These are extremely popular due to the convenience of using the browser as a client.

Social-software- This allows individuals to not only interact but share software as well through a wide variety of software systems where media and data can be easily uploaded.

Video-sharing sites- A website such as YouTube that allows the individual to upload and share their videos to the public or only a select group usually free of charge.

Wikis-A wiki is a website that allows for the easy creation and editing of a web page through the web browser.

Blogs- A specific type of journal-like website, typically intended for personal commentary, description of events, or graphics through entries.

Mashups-An application that combines data or functionality from two or more external sources to create a new service.