Web 2.0
Web 2.0 vs. Web 3.0
Web 2.0 is an advanced approach to the internet. However, certain setbacks, such as the security of personal data, can be found in its infrastructure. Web 3.0, or Web3, offers a promising improvement over Web 2.0 through its semantic infrastructure, privacy controls, advanced metadata system and integration with innovative technologies, including advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI).
The following features differentiate Web 2.0 from Web 3.0:
- Web 2.0 connects people, whereas Web 3.0 empowers individual users through decentralization technologies.
- Payments in Web 2.0 are made in fiat money. Web 3.0 uses encrypted digital currencies, such as Ethereum or Bitcoin, to fund transactions.
- Web 2.0 commonly uses programming languages, including Ajax, JavaScript, Hypertext Markup Language and Cascading Style Sheets 3, whereas Web 3.0 promotes a metaverse version, complete with machine learning, deep learning, the semantic web and decentralized technologies.
- With Web 2.0, the network controls information storage, which can cause access and privacy concerns. Web 3.0 solves this problem The internet has come a long way — from static Web 1.0 and interactive Web 2.0 to the emerging Web 3.0. Learn how Web 3.0 can revolutionize the internet and what it can mean for businesses.