Web 1.0 to Web 3.0 - The Evolution of the Internet
Web 1.0 was basically the birth of the internet. Web 2.0 consists of internet services that we all know and love to use. For example - Facebook, Google, Amazon, Netflix, Twitter, etc. Now it's time to move on the web 3.0, the web for the next generation.
In this article, I will focus on Web 3.0 and why we should adopt it! But to know this at first, we have to learn about Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. And if you follow my writing, I mainly focus on newbies who are new in the crypto and blockchain world. So, I try to explain in easy language!
Web 1.0
When the first internet came to the world, or you can say discovered for the first time, the version of the web was 1.0. It's the first step of the internet. The websites on the web 1.0 or the first stage of Web were read-only!
At the beginning of the Web, people could read and learn from various websites. But they were unable to do any type of interplay there. Suppose you can chat with the seller or contact him when you buy anything from eBay. So you are interacting on eBay. But in Web 1.0 there was just information about the products.
If you found any misinformation or less information in the product details, you couldn't contact the product owner or edit anything. Only the website owner or admin had the right to edit anything. Now, look at Wikipedia; everyone can interact and edit the information there.
Web 1.0 is a revolution pointing to the footstep of the World Wide Web's development, from approximately 1991 to 2004. The fact is, at that time, people even didn't imagine buying anything from the internet. They were pleased with the static and information they got from read-only websites.
Websites under Web 1.0 were created with little CSS, a simple layout, non-responsive, and designed for desktops only. At the early ages of the internet, it wasn't even reasonable to think about mobile-friendly sites. Look at this website to get the idea about Web 1.0, and it's straight and simple. Just assume the page with no email, mobile number, or social media links.
Web 2.0
Unlike Web 1.0, Web 2.0 allows being able to respond to the website. Users can interact not only on the website but also interact among themselves. Here users got the websites with interaction capabilities. Let go back to our eBay example. In Web 2.0, anyone can chat and contact the seller on eBay and provide product reviews on the website.
Web 2.0 is also called Social Web as it built synergies between people. And that's why social media like Facebook, Twitter were built on Web 2.0. You can do a lot of things on Facebook, right?
You can share your opinions, and your friend can share their views, you can support other views by providing like and comments, and so on. So interactions are going on here. This is the uniqueness of Web 2.0.
This is not just a read-only web like Web 1.0; you can write here as well like blogging, content creation, product reviewing, etc. And Web 2.0 gives us video viewing and sharing platforms like youtube. And Web 2.0 gave developers a lot of tools to develop a website according to people's demands.
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Web 3.0
Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 have one thing in common: this web is centralized and controlled by big giants and single entities. They have absolute power over everything, even on our data. Youtube, for example, could remove any video anytime they want. Facebook can delete your comments or even your profile. You have no authority over your own digital property.
Here comes Web 3.0 to eliminate these issues and all other limitations of Web 2.0 as well. Web 3.0 is the decentralized web where authority power is distributed to everybody, including you and me. It's giving users more control over their data.
Just forget about Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox and start looking at Web 3.0 browsers like Brave browser. It's a forward-thinking project that prevents third-party tracking and allows users and allows users to chose whether they want to see ads or not.
Just think about decentralized blogging and social platform Hive or Leofinance instead of Facebook or Reddit!
It's just an example of Web 3.0. Another significant benefit is that future web users will be able to get cross-platform online identities. Just think about your driving license, but it will be decentralized and only will be available online.
You can use your identities to sign up for services, sign in to websites, claim tax refunds, and so much more! Everything online, everything decentralized, all power in your hand. The questions should be what you can't do on Web 3.0!
Major Benefits of Web 3.0
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Web 3.0 and decentralized apps allow small players to enter into the game. So no longer we will live in a world where tech giants control everything. Here people will be able to compete against each other for making the best project and everyone will have the opportunity.
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There'll be no or few middlemen because you're using decentralized technology. And you're removing all the middlemen. This makes anything that you're using much cheaper. In the future, any application that you're using on a decentralized app, likely will be much more affordable.
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There'll be less internet censorship. Many places in the world do not have the freedom to use open sources of information. In many countries, information is censored. This is one of the worst things for society because you don't have proper access to knowledge. So web 3.0 ensures less or zero censorship over data and information.
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