Web3.0

What is Web 3.0?In a word, Web 3.0 is a more user-centric, transparent, and secure Internet focused on making things more human.

Before we get to Web 3.0, let's review Web 1.0 and 2.0.

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Web 1.0: The beginning of everything

Ever heard about dial-up connections and how downloading a 5MB file took 200 years?People used the Internet mainly to maintain basic communication.Typically, you can only see Internet use in large corporate offices.Compared to today, the number of websites is very small.Yes, things weren't pretty then, but it was a beginning, the beginning of a new era of civilization.We call it Web 1.0 (World Wide Web Foundation 2008).

Web 1.0 is one-way.Big companies create content for people to read, there is little interaction, users can only read the data, and only content creators can edit and create the content.So, just like reading a book in a library, users don't have much power, they are just consumers.

Then plagiarism came along.People started copying other content and pasting it on their websites, original content was very rare, so even universities didn't trust the Internet, looking up a simple piece of information required a trip to the library.And, of course, there was no social media.

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Web 2.0: The Social Revolution

When Web 2.0 came along, end users benefited a lot.Users could write and read data, and there was a realization that a framework that could only handle a million users had serious limitations.Web 2.0 can handle billions of users, it has AJAX and Javascript based frameworks, and blogs replace boring static Web content.

Web 2.0 also introduced video streaming and online gaming. Everything was online.Websites are interactive, more dynamic, and online stores are starting to rule the world economy.

You could say it was a real revolution, with the introduction of Web applications opening up new horizons.



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Web 3.0: The future of the Internet

1. The Internet of Everything

Looking around, we now have smart refrigerators, smart TVs, smart scales, and home assistants like Xiao Ai.All of these things can be connected to the Internet, and they form a network of devices called the Internet of Things (IoT).

The Internet of Things is one of the biggest features of Web 3.0. The goal is to connect everything to the Internet.At the moment, not all devices can be connected, we don't have the infrastructure right now, but with 5G, that will be possible in the near future(Vermaak 2021).

2. User-centric

Web 3.0 blockchain dApps are more user-centric. They will cut out the middleman, we won't have to rely on huge data servers controlled by private companies, and our personal data will be more secure and private.Since there is no centralized server, all the data will travel between devices and people will be able to access it freely.It will create a more human world on the Internet.

Artificial intelligence

AI will focus on providing people with better analysis and results.In fact, tech giants are already working on their AI projects, such as AI that will try to recommend music to your taste.

In addition, you will find that when you search for a particular product on Google, the ads on your Facebook page will also change, and everything will be related.Therefore, the marketing strategy of the future will not use mass marketing techniques, but will be people-oriented.

4. Semantic Web

The blockchain technology stack presents a topic called the Semantic Web.The Semantic Web means a way of understanding the content of the Web, like human behavior, and it's tied to machine learning and artificial intelligence, trying to teach computers to understand data and how it behaves.In semantic search, search results will be more accurate and relevant.Web 2.0 relied on keywords, page permissions, and domain permissions to rank content, but Web 3 browsers try to understand Web content as people do.

5. The future of 3D graphics and content

There is no doubt that web content is more graphic these days, and people like to see and share videos and images rather than simple text.In the near future, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) will be popularized, and different applications and games will have more realistic graphics and feelings.In addition, 3D printing is not limited to laboratory uses, people will use 3D printing more and it will become more usable and cheaper.

Web 3.0 will remake our Internet world, more likely than we can imagine.

Reference Lists:


 * 1) World Wide Web Foundation 2008, History of the Web, World Wide Web Foundation, viewed 19 May 2021,
 * 2) Werner V 2021, What is Web 3.0 ?, Alexandria, viewed 19 May 2021,