Who knows, one day you might even earn a little money for every post people like?
First, it was the dial-up connection. Then came the fast internet, which allows you to post content and talk in real time with the whole world. And now, what will be the next step for the world wide web?
The answer to this question invariably involves a new word: Web 3.0, which is also called Web3 by some. This new name represents an evolution: a new internet service that will be built using the decentralized model of blockchain, where digital data is stored in blocks (block) that are linked together, forming a chain (chain).
Yes, this is the same system that has already been used to negotiate cryptocurrencies It is NFTs (a non-fungible item that cannot be exchanged). The idea is that Web 3.0 is an internet without intermediaries, which belongs to users and creators, according to one of its biggest evangelists, investor Packy McCormick.
In this environment, ownership and control are decentralized, as is already the case with NFTs, as people can sell and buy artistic creations online. blockchain and with digital certificates of ownership.
With more control over data and its production, users and creators will be able to monetize their activities in a way that is not yet possible, as in the current Web 2.0 those who receive it are the big companies. digital platforms.
On the decentralized web, the possibility arises for, for example, a person to earn crypto money from other users by posting something that the public finds interesting. Or vote to exclude or not those who violate the rules of a social network in blockchain.
To understand exactly what this term means, it is necessary to go back to previous generations and follow the evolution from Web 1.0, where companies producing content called the shots, to Web 3.0, which brings power and ownership back to individuals , as creators and users.
The evolution of the internet
Web 1.0 (1995 to 2000)
Anyone over 35 must remember their first websites: static, slow pages, full of texts and hyperlinks and with very few images. Blogs were very successful, but most sites belonged to companies or media outlets. This was the time of open protocols, which were decentralized and managed by communities, as they were not owned by a company nor limited to its products.
Web 2.0 (2000 to 2020)
This is the internet as we know it today, whose main objective was to bring users into the virtual world, but with services centralized by large technology companies. It is an era marked not only by the possibilities of interactivity and socializing on chat applications and social networks, but also by the production of content: people started to participate in the internet instead of just absorbing what was offered.
Web 3.0
Decentralization is the buzzword: Web 3.0 will replace centralized platforms with decentralized, community-run networks, combining the open infrastructure of Web 1.0 with the community participation of Web 2.0. The idea of this new model, according to the BBC, is to “create a more equitable network and reduce the power of so-called internet giants”.
Another new feature is the semantic web: in Web 3.0, machines must become capable of interpreting data in an almost natural way, making the user's life even easier. This way, algorithms will be able to anticipate needs and solve problems before they arise.
