The document discusses new developments on the Internet, including the evolution from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Web 1.0 only allowed for publishing of information, while Web 2.0 enables sharing, interaction, collaboration and user-generated content through features like social media, blogs, wikis and media uploading sites. These new types of participatory websites are often referred to as the "social web" or "read-write web" because they allow users to both consume and create content online and interact with each other.