Web 2.0 applications - an approach to testing

Web 2.0 has arrived as a ldquoconceptrdquo, a ldquotrendrdquo, a ldquomodelrdquo or simply a ldquophenomenonrdquo and is here to stay. It has caught the imagination of innovative thinkers so rapidly that it is hard to believe Internet has undergone a drastic change or simply to say ldquoundergone a paradigm shiftrdquo. The Web 2.0 trend seems to have all the ingredients of superior technology, collective intelligence and a versatile next-gen thought process that culminates in an era of multiple challenges. Understanding the drawbacks of Web 1.0 and improvising our understanding of Web 2.0 is a major challenge. Will Web 2.0 totally change the way we work on web application development? Will it be more challenging to testers to embrace this trend and get away with accolades for providing lesser defective applications? Will Web 2.0 reap us rich dividends?