Web 2.0 & Podcasting where is this heading??

Web 2.0 is primarily dependent on user participation and user generated content, in which users are in control of creating, managing and editing information. RSS feeding, blogs, wikis, podcasts and other web 2.0 applications make up the various components of web 2.0.
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Web 2.0 refers to the new methods of making the web a much more interactive space to web users. The unique attributes of web 2.0 are social networking and collaboration. Web 2.0 uses web applications to create and harness value through mass user participation and generation of content. Web 2.0 applications are unique because of their steady growth and improvement as a result of mass user interaction, participation and generation of content. Indeed, users interact with web 2.0 applications, assist with their improvement and are considered part of the collective intelligence on the web, which are connected to one another to make the services better and more responsive. Library 2.0 is the latest addition of Web 2.0 effects on information services. Library 2.0 is a web application that allows interactivity, collaboration and the use of diverse multimedia tools to web based library services and collections. According to a research report, technology firms such as Microsoft and IBM are embracing web 2.0. Microsoft plans to contain blog and wiki applications in Microsoft Office, while IBM is creating a product called Dogear particularly for tagging and social bookmarking that will be included in IBM Lotus Connections. http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/187_03_060807/mcl10181_fm.html

In addition, Web 2.0 eases the user online learning experience more than ever. According to a research, Web 2.0 applications are mind tools that seek users to regularly interact and collaborate in their creation of knowledge to help them gain powerful learning experiences. Web 2.0 applications have the potential to bring learners across the globe together in participatory learning communities. Indeed, students living in a socially and culturally rich environment are more likely to learn best as a result of having peers who are determined to achieve similar goals. Hence, both sides assess and regulate one another’s performance. In summary, web 2.0 is the future.

Whereas, podcasting has become very widely used in medical school curriculums, across the globe, for lectures, textbook chapters, and even for downloadable libraries of high resolution respiratory sounds. New England journal of medicine podcasts, John Hopkins medicine podcasts and the ABC radio’s podcasts are the most prominent medicine podcasts online.
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Podcasts are predicted to construct educational facilities to present full media presentations to students that lead to more interaction with technology. In fact, students could be permitted to use media as a learning tool through podcasting. In addition, podcasts might also allow them to take online tests by the podcast linked to testing software, therefore easing the process of taking tests electronically. Currently, various schools and institutes offer interactive courses online and soon they may distribute them through podcasting.
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