Monday, January 19, 2009

What is web x.0?


Actually when I was looking for opportunity to know about web2.0, suddenly I heard 'web3.0' and'web4.0', during the 'Web-based Multimedia Development' class!Oh...My GOD. I don't know any thing about the developments of technology! When I want to start knowing about web2.0, my lecturer tells about web3.0 and 4. Sometimes I suppose how many years I have to study to feel ok, 5 year, 10 year? Do I have enough time?

Before this all the using of the Internet have been limited to surf the net. As Dr.Zaidatun explaiend, it was just "read-only web" . In that time, there was no any interaction. People just browse the pages to get information, not any permission to change, or even suggestion.It can be the simple definition of web1.0.

Now, we are facing to almost a new definition. Web2.0, it excatly refers to interaction. As the lecturer mentioned it can be defined "read-write" web . As an illustration, nowadays people can share their ideas, thinkings , resources and they can also put comments and so on.

what about web3.0? web2.0 provides all the tools in order to use of the resource as sharing, arguing and so on. what will be the anticipation about web3.0? According to explanation of Dr. zaidatun it can be the "read-write-execute" web. If have not mistake it refers to the tools of web that users no need to install any thing. just directly run.

Is there any exact definition for web4.0? Actually I don't know the meaning of web 4.0, but according to wikipedia it can be described: "A dynamic, mutating mashup of time and dimensions both web-based and otherwise, creating an eternally minable data model of the world past, present and future. Evolving beyond the cognitive ability of mankind into an uncontrollable spasmic orgy of over-communication ".

In addition, Nova Spivack has interesting labels for all webx.0 (webx.o is my own term!)
Web1.0 -> "Worldwide Web"
Web2.0 -> "Social Web"
Web3.0 -> "Semantic Web"
Web4.0 -> "Intelligent Web".

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