Web 2.0 is a term that is flying around meeting rooms as “the new thing”. Web 2.0 is portrayed as a mysterious technology that will captivate visitors of your website. In reality, it is much simpler and more powerful than most of these portrayals make it seem.

Click above graphic to read more.

Web DESIGN 2.0
By Tracy Smith

The word which best describes good design of today is "simple". A simple design doesn't mean you can't sell a complex idea however. A simple design is one that corrals the user's focus and drives their experience. It is a design that focuses user attention so well that they cannot help but come away with the message you intend to convey.

Part of what Web 2.0 stands for is the ability to allow people who use the internet to contribute to it and share content. This new way of thinking encompasses the idea that people on the web don’t just consume the information that’s available any more; they are becoming the major contributors of it.

What does putting a website into “beta” mean? It should mean that the website is complete and functional, it has gone through an internal quality assurance check and in all purposes it is ready for the live audience to view it. But before you do so the best next step is to put the website into a beta environment.