Planning Tools For Interaction - Flowcharts

Flowcharts are used to give a visual representation of a set of instructions and aid a user to perform decisions.

1. Place toaster on a stable hard and flat surface.
2. Plug into power outlet.
3. Turn power outlet switch on.
4. Insert one or two pieces of bread.
5. Look at cook setting.
6. Determine if setting is on medium.
7. Depress lever and wait for ejection.
8. Check darkness of toast. Is it medium or dark brown?
9. Wait for toast to be cool enough to toast.
10. Test toast is safe to touch. Is it?
11. Remove toast and prepare.... ITADAKIMASU!

Examples Of Web 2.0

It has been mentioned that Web 2.0 is made up of a number of different technologies that come together to form an integrated network of interactivity. Featured below are three different websites that each have their own purposes to deliver content and a means of interactivity among its users.

IGN is a website that focuses on various forms of entertainment ranging from movies, to music, to games. The website's home page features large images as previews that link to either a number of images, a video, or a news article. Users are able to write their own articles and post to the site, or comment on existing articles.

Super Stevo - Web 2.0 Interactive Design is an example of a blog. Blogs allow users to post anything they like from articles, to images, or videos. Other users are able to read each other's blogs and comment on the posts.

YouTube is a website primarily focused on the delivery of user-generated content. Its main purpose is the sharing of videos. Users are able to view videos, post their own videos, rate videos, as well as comment on them.

What Is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 is what the Internet has evolved to. In this day and age the Internet focuses on interactivity. The ability for users to collaborate and interact with each other has become one of the main purposes for accessing the Internet. Web 2.0 is made up of technologies that enable such interaction between users on the Internet. Examples of these technologies include blogging, social networking, Wikipedia, and podcasting. No longer is the Internet used for reading static information; it is now used to share music, videos, and interact in new and evolving ways.

To put simply...

Web 2.0 - it's how we roll.