Social Networks and Web 2.0 are just some of the terms you commonly encounter. You can hear web developers talking about Web 2.0 properties. Internet marketers are also talking about these on their sites and products. We might often get confused what these two terms means. To prevent confusion between the two, let's define first what social networks and web 2.0 are all about.

Well, according to Wikipedia, Web 2.0refers to web development and web design. These development and design helps to promote information sharing, interoperability and user-friendliness. Web 2.0 gives it users an option to interact with each other, change contents, share interesting content, etc. Some examples of web 2.0 sites are web applications, wikis, blogs, video-sharing sites and of course social networking sites.

Among these examples of web 2.0 sites, social network sites are the most popular and widely used. Social network sites as web-based services that allow users to create their own profiles within a bounded system. Also social network sites or SNSs allows users to join a list of other users with whom they share a connection with. With these properties of SNSs, it has become a focus of most internet marketers, business owners and even hackers.

Social networks and web 2.0 are great tools in helping you stay connected with your networks and friends. Not only that, it is also a great way to promote your products online just like what most companies are doing now.