The diagram below shows Web 1.0/Web 2.0/Web 3.0 from a birdโs-eye view.
๐นWeb 1.0 โ Read Only
Between 1991 and 2004, the internet is like a ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ of ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ. We can browse the content by jumping from one hyperlink to another. It doesnโt provide any interactions with the content.
๐นWeb 2.0 โ Read Write
From 2004 to now, the internet has evolved to have search engines, social media apps, and recommendation algorithms backed apps.
Because the apps digitalize human behaviors and persist user data when users interact with these apps, big companies leverage user data for advertisements, which becomes ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ in Web 2.0.
Thatโs why people say the apps know you better than your friends, family, or even yourself.
๐นWeb 3.0 โ Read Write Own
The idea has been discussed a lot recently due to the development of blockchain and decentralized apps. The creatorsโ content is stored on IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) and ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฌ. If apps want to access the data, they need to get ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง from the users and ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ for it.
In Web 3.0, the ownership change may lead to some major innovations.
