The Different Aspects of the World Wide Web

What do we know about the World Wide Web

       The World Wide Web is something that we all use and take advantage at the same time. It has become so relevant and important to our every day lives. There isn’t a second of the day that we don’t use the Web to explore the most tedious information there is to know. In so many ways, it has affected everything we do including how to even raise our children. Anything you could possibly think off can be found on the web and is taught to anyone willing to learn. 

Web 2.0 is the second generation or phase of the evolution of the Web. It is the progression from when it was first started and introduced to the world and is still constantly changing and growing. Web 2.0 is more advanced has more inventions useful for mankind. From what I now know, it is called the participatory web, meaning everything created has more involvement. Sharing and collaborations of user involvement, and it is possible to upload photos and digital videos. 

Web 3.0 is basically the extension of Web 2.0, and is based on easier ways to find and combine information. To me it is its replacement and is the new advancement. Daniel Nations defines Web 3.0 as the next fundamental change in both how websites are created. 

I believe Web 2.0 does live up to the hype after its reinvention from Web 1.0 because it has made an extreme change. Web 1.0 was almost like the prototype of Web 2.0. As mentioned in class it was a very big jump from 1.0 to 2.0, there were no interactions and definitely less functions. In Web 2.0 all the inventions of all the most infamous social media apps and different aspects of the new interactions evolved in more updated computers. 

In the previous paragraph, Web 2.0 has provided so many different new inventions for World Wide Web including the fact that now as a users, you can comment on news stories and leave reviews on multiple blogs and application. I believe Google is a part of Web 2.0 because it has allowed users to participate in all types of activities including exploring everything possible. Also using all the social media apps that are definitely positive advantages of the new Web has made it possible to communicate with others in parts or areas of the world. 

I think Web 3.0 is going to take us into a new dimension and bring forth a lot of dynamics we are probably not ready for. I believe it will be so far advanced but will have positive advantages for the Web. Things will probably be easier to get a hold of and produce.   

 The different versions of The Web

The World Wide Web evolved in so many ways that one can imagine. In time as the world was changing, so was technology. The web is still changing at this very instant and probably be more advanced in the years to come.

The Web has become the biggest outlet for users to promote, contribute, and also communicate to others. Many people have different viewpoints of how the Web has contributed to our society and the outcomes of it. But can all agree on the fact that it is very well needed in this world we live in. When web 1.0 was created the uses for it was very limited. It was entirely made up of web pages and hyperlinks, mostly informative. For example, company websites were only reachable by number and you couldn’t purchase an item by just clicking on it and paying with your card. Basically it was little to none interaction. 

Now as for Web 2.0 it was a very big jump from 1.0 because now a lot of things have changed and updated. The definition for Web 2.0 varies because of the many perceptions that exit for it. It was simply the infancy of web communication and interaction. Users can now have the abilities to participate in social media and be apart of the social networking community. Examples of Web 2.0 applications are Youtube, Wiki, Flickr, Facebook, and so on. With the inventions of the major social media outlets, Web 2.0 became mainstream and continued to flourish. 

Which brings us to Web 3.0, and how it is said to be that we are now using Web 3.0 instead of the second version. It is known to be the “executable” phrase of the World Wide Web using dynamic applications. This web is continuing to meet every need of the people that yearn for the evolution of technology and the web. Web 3.0 is the semantic web, which means future and now can interpret information like humans. This version of the web is so much more advanced and is about the collection of data. 

All three of these different phases of the web were needed for the other to even be invented. There is always a beginning, middle and end. In the beginning the web was just a readable platform for users to look at and for companies to contact. Then came Web 2.0 with participatory version of the web and how interactions are now available for the users to communicate. Like O’Riley said Web 2.0 was an improvement. And later came alone 3.0 with the dynamic applications and interpretations of data. 

The World Wide Web is something that is completely beneficial to our world and will continue to grow as the world continues to evolve. 

Many impacts of social media

Ryan Horne 

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In this generation social media has a significant impact and plays an important role in the modern society we live in. It is the cause for most of the positive and negative affects in the world and most importantly our children. In my opinion social media wasn’t always negative and was really started for positive reasons. When it was first created and established, it was simply made to make communication much easier and also reconnect others from all over.  In the world we live in today, social media is key and very important to have. Social media is the link for us to be able to communicate, for free! It is open for us to contact anyone from anywhere at anytime.  But because of the many negative effects it has had on people, there will be reasons for it to be very intrusive. It has allowed us to hide behind screens and falsely advertise things, create unrealistic relationships, and limit the social interaction of others face-to-face.  Then you have the topic of how it is taking over our lives and controlling the lives of children. In this day and age, it is rare you will see a person without a cell phone tweeting out in public. I can agree that it’s very time consuming and takes away actual time being spent when with others. Our lives are very much revolved around social media and cell phones. Without it, I can honestly say the world will be MUCH different. 

I personally believe there is a responsibility to using social media because, no one is forced to use it, and every one has a choice to live life with or without it. When getting a new cell phone, the first thing anyone does is go to the app store and downloads Twitter, Facebook, and or Instagram.  Immediately, we are already subjected to using those specific apps because of what’s out there surrounding us. If that’s all that you know and accustomed to, it will be automatically instilled in your brain.  Priorities and productivity is shot because of this, when doing things like being at work or sitting in class, we have to constantly check our phones to look at our profiles. No one can give any right or wrong answer on why this is done but it is now just the way of life and what our lives now consist of.  

There are many positive ways social media was used especially in great times of togetherness and unity. When President Barack Obama was elected social media was one of the reasons he had such a great amount of supporters. Celebrities and a lot of influential people went to social media to help get the people out there to vote and come together to make history happen. The president himself joined social media when making a twitter account and expressing himself about the many things that were going on in our country. With him doing that it bought about such a great unity that we needed at the time and it made others want to make a twitter account just to add the President of the United States as a friend. 

In the future, I see social media becoming more of an important factor in our lives. We can’t stop the growth of something that’s constantly growing by the day but what we can do is help make the outcomes of social media better for our world. Help promote unity, equality, and great tips on becoming a healthier person. If we can keep our lives centered and balanced, then we should all be fine with or without it. 

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