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With the dynamic technological world, Web 2.0 since 2004 has been majorly associated with web applications that facilitate interoperability, interactive information, sharing, collaboration and user-centered design on the World Wide Web (About.com, 2011). Instances of 2.0 applications include web-based communities, hosted services, web applications, social-networking sites, video sharing sites, wikis, blogs, mashups and folksomnomies.

A Web 2.0 site is more interactive, it allows its users to interact with other users or to change website content, unlike the non-interactive websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them. The CIO website is an integral part of this technology and utilizes it fully.

Appearance and target audience

The CIO website has been designed in an easy access display with the various pages quick access tools at the top of the page giving the user a friendly navigation options from the news, to videos or events, magazines, data center by a single click of the mouse. The different sections also have title of articles therein highlighted in bold for easy perusal to the section that one needs to read. For instance under News, there are various articles of news highlighted for easy recognition, the entire article opens when the user clicks on the highlights. The advertisements are also strategically...

The various subjects with common focus or characteristics are also grouped together for easy access, for instance IT Jobs are all together and same to analysis.
The website has a decongested look that gives an easy read, the different pages categorized well and has a general target towards the people who need serious information in the business world. The content is managerial and informative in nature and not entertainment oriented. It is best suited for business world, aspiring managers, business analysts, human resource outsourcing, IT outsourcing department and the business world in general. The site is also seen to have a simple but not simplistic look; the appearance is executive rather than flashy which befits the purpose it is meant for as a professional development website.

Significance of the site

The CIO website is generally a very informative site that has given me quite a lot of information on the business world, of particular interest is the "HOW TO" page that is included in the site. It sets the CIO site apart from the conventional sites that will just tell u what they found out in the market survey and not bring it into application. This section of the CIO personalizes the findings and facts for instance what to do with an old laptop, how to maximize social networking, how to speed up home networking and so on. Of paramount importance…