From this weeks lecture, it is apparent that there are three different 'stages / mediums' of the web:
- Web 1.0
- Web 2.0
- Web 3.0
Web 1.0 refers to the information web. Web 1.0 is the first stage of the world wide web- linking websites with hyperlinks and opening the world to a revolutionary avenue of information sharing.
Web 2.0-
Web 2.0 refers to the social web. The social web involves interactions between individuals through social media sites such as facebook and twitter (or myspace, bebo etc in the olden days) and encourages media production and communication.
Social networking sites appeal to mass audiences and have faced much criticism due to the roles social media sites have played in events such as the Cronulla riots, London riots and cyber bullying, etc.
IT Crowd- friend face: take on social networking
Web 3.0-
Web 3.0 refers to the semantic web and involves making sense of information. A key aspect of the newly developing web 3.0 is meta-tagging with a focus on smart phones which for example, if you enter your location and desire to see a movie on a social networking site, the aforementioned key words will be recognised and a cinema with movies viewing will be suggested.
Although I find Web 3.0 to be a convenient new technology, it is questionable in the sense that it is quite invasive and insidious.
For news, web 3.0 may have the impact of hyperlocalisation- very specific content delivery directly relevant to the individual and their interests. As a consequence it is arguable that this may lead to ignorance and a lack of broad, general knowledge of current affairs.
The very realistic possibility of the Courier Mail adopting a pay wall scheme is interesting and in my opinion will not be adopted by the public as they will have a reluctance to pay for something that they have always had for free.
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