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• General, New Technology

Basic Definitions of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0

How They Differ From Each Other in the Traits

Even the techno savy lack the clear definitions of the basic terms like Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. Initiated in the year 1991, the World Wide Web or commonly referred as WWW is a unique information space where data and other internet resources are distinguished by URLs and can be get-at-able through internet.

With the innovation in technology there came newer versions in the configuration of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. But majority of people still gets confused about the evolution that placed. In an effort to make you understand the difference between these key terms we are sharing you a quick glimpse of the differences between the common words like Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0.

Web 1.0

Web 1.0 is commonly associated as the initiated or the first stage of the WWW. The first stage of the web was made up of web pages and was entirely connected by hyperlinks. Well, the official definition for this version is a moot. But it is believed to be connected to the web when it was a kind of static websites which were not able to deliver interactive content.

Web 2.0

The second stage of WWW Web 2.0 is identified by the modification from static to dynamic web pages which are better organized and are completely based on serving web applications, user-generated content to the end users.

Web 3.0

Web 3.0 is referred as the new pattern in web and the evolution of Web 2.0 that will mark the changes in the creation of websites and particularly in what way people reach out to those websites. It is the executable clause of WWW with dynamic services.

This was just the basic definition of the matching terms; let us now know in what way these three phrases differ from each other.

Here Are The Key Differences to Note in the Terms Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0

	Web 1.0	Web 2.0	Web 3.0
As per Definition	Accessible as Read – Only Mode	Accessible as Read – Write Mode	Accessible as Read – Write- Execute Mode
Stages	First Stage	Second Stage	Third Stage
Classification	Simply Web	Social Web	Semantic Web
Technologies Connected With …	Web Servers E-mail Enterprise Portals Subscribe Technologies File Sharing	Instant Messaging Adobe Flex Java Script Frameworks Blogs	Personal Intelligent Digital Assistants Ontologies Semantic Searching
Fundamental Concept	To Connect Information	To Connect People	To Connect Knowledge
Highlights	It allowed to do bookmarking and hyperlinking on pages. User Participation Static Pages Content served from the server’s file system instead of RDBMS. Graphics, GIF buttons to promote operating systems and other products.	It gave introduction to web applications. It allows end users to differentiate and find information It counts on functions like video streaming, image hosting.	Highly mobile, 3D Artificial Intelligence Information is better connected to semantic data Every device i.e. every content seems handy through multiple applications
Affiliated Websites	CNN	YouTube Blogger	My Yahoo Google Maps
Number of Users Linked	Millions	Billions	Trillions

To Make it More Understandable

Web 1.0 is only the readable phrase of WWW. It is some limited interaction between the end users and websites. Unfortunately, you can’t put any feedback or comments in this version.

Web 2.0 is not only readable but also writable form with a connection to data. It allows the end users to navigate and to interact in a better way. It cheers the participation and data sharing.

Web 3.0 is the read, write and executable format of WWW. It can easily read the data just like human and could also distribute or tailor the useful content to the end users.