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  Web 2.0 applications: Google vs. Yahoo vs. Microsoft vs. the world - CNET.com 

  http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-9239_7-6528463-1.html?tag=txt

  In the Internet's infancy, Web pages were flat, often in basic black-and-white, and even text took achingly long to load via dial-up. Then the Net became colorized and started talking. A big broadband ... pipeline into your home suddenly made it possible to stream video, tune into music, and shop online. Welcome to the Web 2.0 world. In the Net's current developmental phase, you can create your own news service with an RSS reader, brand and broadcast yourself on a blog or a podcast, and mash up an online map to chart local yard sales or global pollution. Dynamic coding makes online services swifter than ever; you can even furnish your office with free Web-based software, freeing yourself from obsolete desktop-bound apps. Of course, the Goliaths in the game have taken notice. Here's a look at the latest Web 2.0 offerings from a trio of tech giants, starting with online e-mail services and mapping tools from Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. These three vendors are busy crafting a host of onli   [More...] [Less...]

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  Tags:  web 2.0, online applications, online communities, internet