- Web 1.0 was about home pages, Web 2.0 is about blogs
- Web 1.0 was about client-server, Web 2.0 is about peer-to-peer (P2P)
- Web 1.0 was about companies, Web 2.0 is about communities,
And some more through his comment list -
- Web 1.0 was top-down (Google Maps) Web 2.0 is bottom-up (geo-tagging, personal photos)
- Web 1.0 was text, Web 2.0 is video (Youtube)
- Web 1.0 was IE, Web 2.0 is Firefox (customisable) and lastly,
- Web 1.0 was a tool, Web 2.0 is a lifestyle. Web 3.0 is an addiction.
Boulos and Wheeler note that Web 2.0 is known as a more 'socialised environment, not content that can be generated and manipulated whenever and by whoever' (2007: 2). In the list above, there are some clear distinctions made between the 'old' and 'new' internet of today. Nearly everything on the Web is user-built and/or customised to meet a persons needs; the only exception may be the CIA's top-secret databases, which are not exactly safe either from computer whizzes and professional hackers. Every one of us has useful knowledge, or a lead to relevant information that can be potentially useful to someone else, whether that be an individual or a large organisation. Web 2.0 opens up doors for everyone to contribute through an unimaginable supply of online forums and blog-sites, as well as to the unfathomable mass of forum-posts and personal blogs out there. Web 1.0 was about the web-developer and their team knowing everything, by supplying information they would completely satisfy the user. The powers of liberty and democratic freedom as ideals that are upheld by most societies in the world meant one thing for the Internet: evolution of the sytem. The Web will never die as well all know, it gives us the chance to do great things if we felt motivated to do so, as well as to communicate with people whenever we want. In this sense, Web 2.0 has another dimension to its use. Web 2.0 is about connectivity on the "Internet," which is one of many outlets for communication today.
As defined by Eric Schmidt, Web 3.0 will the piecing together of applications, with characteristics being a "smaller application, access to data clouds, and the apps can run on any device," as well as being customisable, very fast and their distribution will be "viral" that is, through email and social networks (Macmanus 2007: 1). Jemima Kiliss in Catone (2008)states that if "web 2.0 can be summarised as interaction, then web 3.0 must be about recommendation and personalisation" (1). She explains that Facebook and Last.fm are prime examples of how information is "recommended" and passed on within the network. O'Brien in Catone describes Web 3.0 as a 'decentralised, asynchronous me.' Essentially, Web 3.0 is about you, and what you want, what you're doing. For a fleeting moment, your comment matters more than the last person's contribution, that is until the next user puts forth his opinion. Web 2.0 was about personalising your opinion to another (MSN) but Web 3.0 is about distributing your ideas to the rest of the world.
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