Post #3 Defining Web 3.0

Just when I think I’ve figured out what Web 2.0 entails, I discover that the visionaries and futurists are beginning to define Web 3.0. I’m not even sure I understand the terminology behind 2.0 yet.

Search “web 3.0″ and you get techspeak that can hardly be described as English.

Web 1.0 was the one way street: read-only web. We could browse what was uploaded by those with the skills to get the information out to us.

Web 2.0 turned it into the two way street: read-write web. No longer restricted, new programs (Blogger, YouTube, Myspace) allow everyone to contribute content and interact with others.

Web 3.0 is being defined in many ways by various interested parties.

Some consider the definition to include programming the web (read-write-execute) allowing users to develop their own personalized software. Others think it will be more of a 3d.0, transforming the internet into 3-D spaces, expanding on the Second Lif e model. Some see the integration of all technology into a seamless flow from computer to mobile technology.

Lately I’ve been reading so much about it, my head hurts. How do you become proficient in one when so many others are coming along at the speed of light? How much can you absorb, apply, assimilate or just plain use? Will I come to a point where I’ll just say “STOP! I give up?”