EU bids to dominate future nebulous buzzword
'We don't know what Web 3.0 is, but we must have it'
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The European Commission has called out for help on how it can "put Europe into the lead of the transition to Web 3.0". It doesn't seem sure what web 3.0 is or could be in the future - it just knows it wants it.
To that end, it's today launched a public consultation inviting opinions on this forthcoming "next wave of the Information Revolution".
The promo material for the consultation is a bit thin on what web 3.0 actually is."Web 3.0 means seamless 'anytime, anywhere' business, entertainment and social networking over fast reliable and secure networks. It means the end of the divide between mobile and fixed lines," said telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding.
Does it? We thought it was something to do with meta-tagging-meta-tagging or semantics or some other network fetishists' fancy.
Whatever. Even if she's not clear what web 3.0 is, Reding knows it's going to be great, and that Europe needs to adopt crouching tiger position. "Europe has the know-how and the network capacity to lead this transformation. We must make sure that Web 3.0 is made and used in Europe," she said.
Way, way, waaay back in 2005 when we were all working out what web 2.0 was made of, El Reg ran its own consultation exercise, which determined that mash-up, social networks and wikis are made of badgers paws, stardust and otters tears. And "a great big shit sandwich".
We've been briefly tempted today to run the poll again to help out the Eurocrats, but we suspect the consensus might be broadly similar, so we really can't be bothered. So answers on a postcard to Brussels this time, please. ®
COMMENTS
Web 3.0
Web 1.0- Forums. Anyone can start a new topic, anyone can reply.
Web 2.0- Blogs. 1 person can start a new topic, anyone can reply.
Web 3.0- ????. 1 Person can start a new topic, 1 person can reply?
Web 1.0- Geocities. Poorly designed webpages with annoying layouts, videos, and music.
Web 2.0- Facebook. Poorly designed webpages with annoying layouts, videos, and music. Much easier to spend money.
Web 3.0- ????. Poorly designed webpages with annoying layouts, videos, and music that automatically takes money out of your account.
Web 1.0- IRC. Real time chat anyone can talk or listen.
Web 2.0- Twitter. "Real time" chat 1 where 1 person can talk, anyone can listen.
Web 3.0- ???? "Real Time" chat where everyone can talk, no one bothers to listen?
Web 1.0- Software. You send a company money once to buy a word processing application.
Web 2.0- SAAS. You send a company money every month to rent a word processing application. If you stop sending money, you lose your documents.
Web 3.0- ????. You send a company every month to write your documents! If you stop sending money, you get sued for copyright infringement.
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In my experience, any new buzz word probably covers things that "experts" make out they know all about, but when asked questions, can't really enlighten folk as to what it is. Buzzwords all go through a period of hype, when it's obvious that it's the latest must-have, and that only idiots don't know what it is, but when you try to find out, it's all vague marketing descriptions and general "feel good" garbage for years beforehand.
God help us all
Web 1.0 - someone makes a web site, you connect to it via computer and consult its contents
Web 2.0 - someone makes a web site, everyone connects via computer and exchanges inane, unfounded opinions on anything except the topic
Web 3.0 - someone hosts a website where everyone connects via computer to chat about a multitude of subjects without listening to anyone who doesn't agree
Web 4.0 - The website is your computer and the whole world is connecting to it to relentlessly post inane and offensive remarks about your furniture, interior decoration, hair style and clothing habits - whether you are connected or not
Web 5.0 - There is no more computer - everyone connects directly to your brain and you hear their stupid, useless remarks directly in your head, all the time
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