There are significant differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 that place different demands on Information Fluency. Here is a summary:
| Web 1.0 | Web 2.0 |
|---|---|
| architectures of information (one-way) | architectures of participation (two-way) |
| searching that is taxonomy-based (keywords and controlled language) and relies on subject directories, search engines and browsing | searching that is folksonomy-based (keywords and tags) and relies on tags and browsing, search engines are typically less effective |
| flat html pages, pdfs... | xml, blogs, wikis, nings... |
| bookmarking | social bookmarking |
| power in the hands of authors--protected content, e.g., (c) | power shifting to the users--shared content, e.g., (cc) |
| mountains of user-generated content | even bigger mountains of user-generated content |
| Schools tend to filter results retrieved | Schools tend to filter results to an even greater degree |
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