Web Platform: The Web Page Transformed

I am increasingly surprised by how far technology has come in the past decade. For example, in the article "From Web Page to Web Platform" on "News.com", the journalist explains how web pages such as Google Maps can be used to find regional gas prices through a "mash-up" program called "Cheap Gas." So, as you look up a particular destination on Google Maps, you can simultaneously find nearby gas stations and their respective costs. Wow, killing the proverbial two birds with one stone never sounded so good. Also, the article explains how more and more web programmers are creating sites that allow the readers to interact in order to make a much more informative and up-to-date page. For example, the article says that a programmer based out of Chicago created a web page called "Chicagocrime.org" which, using Google Maps, can show where crimes are committed in Chicago (of course, with the help of the inhabitants reporting the crimes to the programmer). This transformation is being called "Web 2.0" - if this pattern in world wide web creation continues, I'm sure that all kinds of helpful information will be available to the public in the near future.