| You have a reason to celebrate and you start thinking | | | | guiding the future users for a best buy. Social |
| of ways of celebration! You decide to watch a movie | | | | networking sites like Facebook, Orkut and Myspace |
| and later plan for a dinner outdoors. You start a | | | | help in creating communities, posting news letters, |
| browser and start looking for movie reviews and | | | | make new friends and find an easy approach to find |
| restaurants which match your mood. You may go | | | | each other and stay in touch. Youtube is one of the |
| through some short movie reviews and menu lists | | | | robust and efficient ways in sharing videos. The user |
| available at nearby restaurants. | | | | has to register first and then start uploading the video. |
| If we start searching for a Chinese restaurant on | | | | All this can be done in a few minutes ! |
| Google, the result page is flooded with unwanted | | | | Fundamentals of Web 3.0 |
| results. Upon that, we start refining the search and | | | | Web 3.0 would evolve into a personal assistant by |
| then finally make a decision to embark. To make life | | | | knowing it's user, it would analyze the search criteria |
| easier, Internet experts have come up with a next | | | | and access all the records of internet to answer your |
| generation tools and applications which integrate | | | | query. |
| artificial intelligence. It is Web 3.0, after the advent of | | | | Web 2.0 uses the internet to make connections |
| this technology the browser would turn into a personal | | | | between the people where as the Web 3.0 uses the |
| assistant where it can display the results which match | | | | Internet to establish the connections with information |
| your mood and tastes. We consider the same | | | | resources. |
| example, here the user has to type a complex query | | | | Making a search with Web 2.0 enabled browser would |
| in the search term say, "I stay at baker street, Illinois. I | | | | take a lot of research. This involves a mammoth task |
| want to see a romantic movie and eat at a good | | | | as the user has to segregate the search results and |
| Chinese restaurant". The browser analyzes your | | | | then refine for the best. |
| statement and then organizes and display the search | | | | The search algorithm embedded with the Web 2.0 |
| results with best possible answers. | | | | browser would be based on Keywords. Here, the |
| More to go! The browser would develop a strategy of | | | | browser cannot guarantee on content relevancy. |
| knowing the user from a closer context. On regular | | | | Beyond Web 3.0 |
| usage, the browser would start learning the | | | | We cannot predict the future technology, but most of |
| psychology of the user and display the refined results | | | | the Internet experts say that Web 3.0 would provide |
| more relevant to the search keywords. Eventually, you | | | | results that are more close to the search criteria. The |
| may have to ask questions to your browser, by which | | | | user may have to create a unique internet profile. |
| the browser would seek its previous records | | | | Based on the user's browsing history the Web 3.0 |
| considering the user's likes and dislikes, demographics | | | | would gather the user specific search results thus |
| and various other factors before displaying the results. | | | | enhancing the browsing experience of an individual. |
| Before we take a dip into Web 3.0, let's take a look at | | | | Even though two different users search with same |
| its previous versions.. | | | | keywords the results may vary depending upon the |
| Web 2.0 | | | | user profile. |
| Web 2.0 is emerging as the next generation | | | | This application requires state of the art software and |
| technology in Web Development. It is flexible, versatile | | | | tools which aren't out yet. A few services like Pandora |
| and lucid. Most of the designers are getting addicted | | | | and TiVO who thrive to enable this application are |
| Web 2.0 as it visually fascinates and enthralls the | | | | based on trial and error methods but Web 3.0 is reach |
| visitor. Any designer or a site owner who wants to | | | | beyond the reach of such software applications. |
| build a website should make a point in selecting the | | | | Experts say that API's (Application Programming |
| right texture in the background, proper usage of | | | | Interfaces) would be the building blocks for Web 3.0 |
| effects, badges, gradients and other tools which can | | | | technology. They act as an interface allowing the |
| bring out a life ! Sounds little absurd right, but the design | | | | application developers to work on certain resources in |
| patterns that can be developed from Web 2.0 can | | | | its development. The best example where an API is |
| surpass your imagination. | | | | implemented would be social networking sites like |
| Web has been the platform for integrating creative | | | | Facebook and MySpace as they stage games, |
| ideas and has allowed intellectuals to jointly involve in | | | | debates, forums and quizzes. They also say that |
| various activities. There has been a rapid growth in the | | | | instead of the generic markup languages like HTML, |
| electronic media in spreading the news across the | | | | PHP etc.. Web 3.0 would start using new markup |
| continents. Using Web 2.0 as the platform, many | | | | language which would have advance features in |
| people and intellectuals are able to share their opinions, | | | | developing the web content. |
| thoughts, ideas and experiences on web. | | | | Using mashup, the Web 2.0 could help in the |
| The tools such as RSS, Social bookmaking, Internet | | | | development of Web 3.0. by merging two or more |
| marketing, Social Networking, Weblogs etc made an | | | | applications into a single application. For example you |
| indelible impression on people's lives as it has diminished | | | | like playing games and also chat with your friends. The |
| the socio-economic barriers. Most of the Web2.0 tools | | | | new mashup application helps in integrating these two |
| are available for free and amongst them the most | | | | activities in to one. The best example would be a |
| prominent areo Bloggero WordPresso Orkuto | | | | game called UNO on Facebook, this connects the |
| Myspaceo YouTubeo Metacafeo Del.icio.uso Diggo | | | | random users who currently logged on to this |
| Furlo Amazono Twittero Flickr | | | | application. Once they are connected the users can |
| Amazon allows the viewers to post the reviews and | | | | play and chat simultaneously. |
| opinions on various books and other technical stuff, | | | | |