Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Web 2.0 Basics for Internet Marketers

There are a few different definitions for the term Web 2.0. Whenyou start looking at the various definitions, it can become quiteconfusing. But in terms of Internet Marketing, it can besimplified. Web 2.0 allows you and others to interact through a webapplication. There are varying elements of Web 2.0. Let's take alook at them.

1.Social Networking: Sites like MySpace and FaceBook have becomeextremely popular. This is Web 2.0. People are able to createprofile pages, create a friends list, blog, and add comments totheir friends profile pages. They can also send broadcasts out totheir friends' lists. Internet Marketers have really learned how touse sites such as these to their advantage, in order to reach amass market.

2.Social Bookmarking: Keeping bookmarks of your favorite websiteson your own computer is one thing. Keeping your favorite bookmarksin a web environment that other people can share is Web 2.0. As anInternet Marketer, you can bookmark every page of your website, andtag each bookmark with your keywords. Other users of the socialbookmarking sites can search by keyword, and your site will come upin the results. To save time, use a service such as Onlywire.com tosend your social bookmarks to multiple bookmarking sites at once.It's free.
3.User Driven Content: Building a website no longer takes tons ofcontent. Look again at MySpace. The creator of MySpace didn't buildthe content there - the people who use MySpace build the content,and it is updated every minute of the day! It is wise, in this dayand age, to create sites that allow the users to build the content.

Blogging and RSS also play a part in the Web 2.0 revolution. Videoand podcasting also have a place in this bright new technologicalworld. Sites like YouTube.com, where anybody can upload theirvideos, are as popular as MySpace.

As an Internet Marketer, you must keep up with the changes intechnology, and Web 2.0 implements many changes in technology, aswell as how information is presented and shared on the Internet. Ifyou haven't already started participating in Web 2.0 concepts, youneed to get started today!

If you are serious about being a Web 2.0 expert then you will wantto have a good look at the Web 2.0 Tactics - Powerful My SpaceStrategies. The cost is only $9.97 and includes Master ResellRights.

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