The Next Generation Of Web Development

The internet has come a long way from being a collection of websites offering static, rarely changing information. Today, Web 2.0 tools and applications are used everywhere, allowing a high level of interaction for users with information transmitted over the internet.

Web 2.0 services such as blogs, tweets, RSS feeds, podcasts and live chat are all commonly seen on any manner of websites and are considered as essential for creating the rich, interactive experience that computer users today demand.

The use of mobile devices by both consumers and in business has expanded dramatically and smartphones have come into common use that significantly advance the capabilities of users to access online tools.

They are routinely used in today’s world for users to access internet services. Mobile services are increasingly being integrated into websites and this will be a key feature of website design in the future.

The increasingly feature-rich design of websites will present a challenge for any web design agency, but for a micro agency with fewer than ten members of staff, accessing all the tools needed can be a costly affair.

Plus, Web 2.0 tools and applications have even greater security implications than previous-generation applications. Apart from social engineering exploits, designed to trick a user into giving away too much information that can be used against them, or into downloading malicious software that could compromise their machine, Web 2.0 applications can be easier to hack into than their desktop bound cousins.

Among the reasons for this is that some of the newer programming languages used to write Web 2.0 applications allow more of the business logic to be exposed to users - and hence to hackers as well - such as access controls and session management logic.