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This study aimed to finding out the extent familiarity of teachers and students of higher education institutions of Odisha with web 2.0 technologies. Furthermore, it sought the degree of adoption of web 2.0 technologies by teachers and students. A descriptive survey research design was followed for the study. Data were collected from 166 students and 34 teachers of three universities of Odisha namely, Ravenshaw university, Utkal university and Sambalpur University. Stratified random sampling method was used to select the participants. Questionnaire was used for the collection of data from the participants. The results of the study revealed that majority of the students were highly familiar with and were adopting web 2.0 technologies. Teachers were comparatively less familiar with web 2.0 technologies. Teachers' adoption degree of web 2.0 technologies was moderate. The results of the study could be very much useful for all the stakeholders and policy makers of higher education.