Article: Putting a Face on Web 2.0

Essentially, Web 2.0 is more about guiding principles than rules or even technology. The seven guiding principles O’Reilly sights [sic] are:

1. The web as a platform
2. Harnessing collective intelligence
3. Data is the next Intel Inside
4. End of the software release cycle
5. Lightweight programming models
6. Software above the level of a single device
7. Rich user experience

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