The definition of Web 3.0
October 4th, 2007 • Media
So here it is… the defining statement that says goodbye to Web 2.0, and hello to a new generation. Or not. Either, Jason Calacanis (all-round web entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Weblogs Inc.), has had a stab at giving a dictionary definition of Web 3.0:
Web 3.0 is defined as the creation of high-quality content and services produced by gifted individuals using Web 2.0 technology as an enabling platform.
Web 3.0, the official definition.I can grasp that. I’ve watched Facebook and the like grab headlines, but wondered what will happen once they become everyday. So you can now share your thoughts and habits with friends, and find new ones. Er, big deal - you’ve been able to do that since donkeys wore hats - the online social networking boom has simply facilitated it in using a new platform.
For the web developers around me, the buzz has been in the software: Facebook and its brethren have given birth to a whole new breed of tools that they want to play with in the context of our sites.
This is not to disparage the major league Web 2.0 sites: many do what they do very well, and have doubtless showered benefits on thousands of people. Great.
But what’s needed now is the true implementation of the Mullet Strategy (oh, you know that one, don’t you? Business at the front end, party at the back…). I’m convinced that people gravitate toward knowledge: a well-researched, well-presented story will always win in the end.But its his final observation that had me leaping onto my chair and quietly punching the air…
Also of note, is what Web 3.0 leaves behind. Web 3.0 throttles the “wisdom of the crowds” from turning into the “madness of the mobs” we’ve seen all to often, by balancing it with a respect of experts. Web 3.0 leaves behind the cowardly anonymous contributors and the selfish blackhat SEOs that have polluted and diminished so many communities.
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