Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Web 3.0

As the internet continues to evolve and invade into our daily lives and into mainstream society we cannot escape the need to put use to it. Web 3.0 will continue to improve in many different aspects. Its prevalence in society is an obvious aspect in which we will see it improve and grow. The internet has now become completely necessary for not only social communication but also business. I also think that web 3.0 will improve in its content. Although more people can post and add content to the internet and there is a certain amount of credibility lost due to the ease of adding information, there is a huge increase of information readily available to internet users.

Also the ease of being connected to the internet is constantly improving. There are so many tools now available to us that allow anyone to connect to the internet remotely and with no difficulty. Due to the prevalence now the cost is also continuing to lower and become more affordable. The web will also learn from us, the users as well. Now the web is more interactive and it is not just a one sided process. We, as users can enter information onto the web and it can also provide us with a lot more information.

There are negative aspects of the evolving web 3.0 as well though. With the ability to post and search anything that you want on the internet now we lose our individuality and identities. It becomes harder to be an individual when everyone has the ability to post anything they feel. You are no longer unique in your opinions and thoughts. Also, because the internet is so necessary now people who cannot use and take advantage of it will be left behind and missing out of a major part of society.

The internet is now much more than just a tool for society. It is a necessary component of everyday life. Without being connected to the internet we lose out on very important information that now is being communicated to us through the internet. Print is going down in terms of popularity and more people look to the web for information. I think that in the future we will be solely reliant on the internet for most of our vital information.

I think that the Web 3.0 is going to happen whether people are happy about it or not. The prominence of the internet now is unavoidable. Protesting or disagreeing with the use of the internet will not go to any use. The internet serves so many very important functions in society and will only to continue to get more and more important. The best way to adapt to the presence of the internet is to learn and use the internet as the tool it is meant to be. I think that due to the ease of adding information to the internet and web there will need to be new regulations developed though, in order to maintain the credibility of information on the internet.

Here is an article that I found relating to the web 3.0 debate:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-30.htm

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