Web 2.0: New Tools for Doing and Teaching Legal Research

Definition

Web 2.0: “A perceived second-generation of Web based communities and hosted services that facilitate collaboration and sharing between users.” (Wikipedia)

Doing and Teaching Legal Research

Web 2.0 websites are great for collaborative projects. Those websites which include materials from experts can be used as research resources.

Additional Resources

Tim O'Reilly explains, What is Web 2.0?

The Machine is Us/ing Us -- video highlighting the most interesting features of Web 2.0.

Not every website needs to be interactive. Jakob Nielson claims Web 2.0 is neglecting good web design.