Blog 3

Another topic that I really found interesting was social networking and collaborative business. In this topic web 1.0 and web 2.0 was mentioned and it really stuck in my mind ever since. This is a term that was new to me and really grabbed my attention. It was interesting to learn the differences between both of them as I had no idea what it was, web 2.0 being the more advanced internet technologies , such as user interaction, for example , blogs or wikis, which anyone can edit. Web 2.0 simply allows for  more networking and collaborating between users, as well as much more and better content providers. It is much more complex, efficient and user friendly than web 1.0. In 10 years the web went from around 45 million users to over a billion.
    In week 6 we covered the topic of "business to consumer". In this section, a few topics stood out for me, one of them being banking. I use e-banking nearly every day so I think that is why it stands out in my mind when think of the business to consumer topic.Banking really utilises e business and makes it very simple. This is done through being able to check your account balance, statements and even pay bills through the websites and applications. E banking is a great example of how you can use e business efficiently and effectively.