The Web

The Web, abbreviated from "World Wide Web", is a space where information is identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) linked by hypertext. The web contains many different forms of media from documents and files to music and video, almost every type of digital media can be shared using the web.

In 1989, English scientist Tim Berners-Lee came up with the concept of the World Wide Web, eventually creating the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) a form of coding language that the entire program is written with. Hypertext Markup Language allows the formatting of text as well as images, video, and audio which web browsers then interpret into pages of content.

Web 2.0
Web 2.0 was the first big change for the World Wide Web, moving from the static HTML pages to something more interactive. Web 2.0 is the social web, focusing on media, blogging, and communities. Large platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit found their user base during this time as the idea of sharing personal information, not just data, started to grow.

A large part of Web 2.0 for developers was the addition of integration from other websites. While 2.0 was developing we see sites like YouTube offering the user the ability to share videos to Facebook. A focus on user-generated content with forums and creative websites allowed for us to share not only data but also ideas and opinions with ease. 2.0 really pushed creative users to share their work using these interlinked websites, creating a much more active and social internet.

Web 3.0
Web 3.0 is a complete reinvention of the web. It looks to completely change what the web can be, from previous iterations. Web 2.0 was an evolution of 1.0, and although in the end it was much more advanced, the framework from what existed before was still there. Web 3.0 is a new type of web all around, it will change how developers create websites as well as how the user interacts with it. This new Web will be smarter and looks to make our lives easier by learning about the users habits.

Web 3.0 is still a growing process that will take a while to be fully implemented into daily use, it hasn't even been fully defined yet. The affects of Web 3.0 or the semantic web, can be seen today however in sparse ways. Phones recommend users quick routes home, the current weather, and food/entertainment suggestions based on previous experiences. This is due to the semantic webs ability to learn and remember more about the user, implementing basic suggestions.