Web 2.0 Sites

On the Alexa website I viewed the first top 10 sites from the top 500 list.  Out of the list the following are Web 2.0 sites:

• YouTube
• Facebook
• Wikipedia

In my opinion, what makes the above websites popular are what they offer to the community.  YouTube makes watching videos and listening to music, easily accessible from multiple devices.  Facebook has an environment that makes it easy for people to keep in touch or strangers to share funny stories and moments together.  Wikipedia is a great source for all sorts of information, where the information is often added daily by the community.  They offer different things to users, but they are very different and popular in their own categories.

Gmail is great

Gmail is one of Google’s most popular products.  I have used multiple emailing services and find that Gmail is the most useful.  They offer nice features such as 2-Step verification, and also log where/when an account has been accessed.  Gmail also offers multiple extensions that are helpful and often boost productivity.  For example, an extension called “Ginger” checks your emails to make sure there are no spelling errors, grammatical errors, or punctuation issues.  This extension also offers translating abilities which I find very useful, especially if needed when working with another individual where your native languages are not one hundred percent compatible.