Web 3.0

The newest form of web information and organization will be titled web 3.0. As the initial web was titled web 1.0. This web was heavily dependant on coding of web pages, browsers and chatting/e-mails. I remember when I would call into a company server over a land line with my laptop and authenticate my user name and password. The company server would then allow me to retrieve my e-mail. When setting up a website, html would be used to code each word, line, quote, graphic image and photograph.

With web 2.0, you can set up a web based e-mail account within seconds. You can also set up a blog, which you can use, as I am, to communicate with others and post links for other media you may have stored elsewhere. You Tube will allow users to upload videos. They will store them for you rather than you taking up precious memory space on your own computer. Flickr and other picture hosting sites will allow users to upload all of their pictures online. This allows a user to upload pictures while traveling and helps prevent your pic card from getting filled up. Professional writers and photographers also use this for storing their work as backup in case of computer failure or natural disaster. This is just a small number of enhancements that have occured from web 1.0 to 2.0.

Ok, so what's with web 3.0? Well, this will be a brief description of the new web. I will add more information as the class continues. Currently, "googleing" a serach word or phrase will bring up some paid advertisements in that category. You will also see tags where companies pay to have their web sites listed higher on the listing priority. But what if you wanted to see some obscure listings by someone who has a small website with not that many hits? And what if the site is orginated from a certain geographical area? What if you are only interested in searching for companies that advertise in southeastern Washington? Maybe just the Tri Cities area? Well, that's what's coming. Now, you can find a site in an area that deals with a specific subject. Some websites sell a subscription to bring websites in a certain area together. But, those are the companies who have an advertising budget and can afford the fees. In the works is a system to allow you to choose a geographical area or a subject and then drill down to the specific information you would like. This elminates the need for long intensive searches for some site you heard about but can't for the life of you remember the name. Ever had that happen? I sure have. So, conceptually, this new web 3.0 would be similar, if not more graphically pleasing than say craigslist. More on this later.

So, here is a picture of me.