Question

What are the four primary factors described in the text that set the state for Web 2.0 or the social Web that we enjoy today??

Answer 1

The four primary factors that set the stage for web 2.0 of the social web are following:  broad bandwidth, sustainable business models, new web programming technologies and application programming interfaces.
• Broad Bandwidth which technology developments have been taking place at a faster situation and the availability of internet has remarkably increased over the years through the rise of broad band technology. The broadband increase in easy accessibility laid a strong base for social web or web 2.0.

• Sustainable Business Model which E-commerce took its roots and has proven a great success rate.

• New Web Programming Technologies which includes web content, web client, server scripting and network security.

• Application Programming Interface is a system of resources and tools in an operating system which enables the developers to create software applications.