Wonders of the Web

"The Internet is based on a layered, end-to-end model that allows people at each level of the network to innovate free of any central control. By placing intelligence at the edges rather than control in the middle of the network, the Internet has created a platform for innovation." - Vinton Cerf


Just last lesson, Mr Choy said that the Internet is not the web. And I was stunned. Because all along, I'd thought that the internet and the web are one and the same. Then I googled on the differences between them both and found out just how huge the web is.

But for the purpose of this first post, I shall just talk about the wonders of the web 3.0.

The web has indeed come a long way, from just a 1.0, something that allows read-only, to a 2.0, the "wildly read-write web", and finally, 3.0, a continuation of the already fantastic existing techniques. It uses collective intelligence and is so highly interactive people get to know so many more "friends", via gaming or what-have-yous.

There are just too many functions of the web; search engines, online businesses and transactions, viewing of dramas just to name a few.

It's amazing just how the search engine works, linking so many people together, showing us all the information we need just by a click of the mouse. I was just reading my cousin's blog and was linked to another lady's whom she had recommended. I guess this is how blog-hopping came about. And then you start being avid readers of blogs belonging to strangers, those you've never met before in real life. And speaking of blogging, the web 3.0 allows all of us to be authors, creating our own space. Some have their own photoblogs, some food blogs and so many more, that when you run out of ideas as to where to go to you can just google them.

Then there are the online businesses, how with the web you can now shop "overseas", visiting shops from all over the world. iBanking definitely helps all the online shoppers and my cousins have certainly benefitted a lot from it, instead of having to go all the way to the ATM machines to transfer the money. Again, everything is done within a click of the mouse.

And how can I forget the viewing of dramas! Ever since my cousins have given me the different websites for drama-viewing I no longer have to make sure I reach home and sit myself in front of the television just before my favorite programs start.

But then you wonder, with so many wonders already, can the web 3.0 still evolve into a 4.0?