Web 1.0: People connecting to the Web (P2W?). i.e. “Wow, I’m on the Internet!”
Web 2.0: People connecting to other People (P2P?) i.e. Social networking, wikis, collaboration, sharing.
Web 3.0: Web apps connecting to web apps on behalf of People to enrich online experiences (W2W?) i.e. The Symantec Web, the Geospatial Web, application awareness of context, autonomy from the browser.
Web 4.0: The web becomes sentient, rises up, conquers the world and enslaves the human race? (W>P?)
I wrote this in 2007. Still stands up IMO.
Kevin is a writer, serial entrepreneur, sales guy and Power Point performance artist who’s almost Internet famous. An experienced and accomplished leader, business creator, start-up veteran, senior sales executive and code monkey, Kevin speaks fluent entrepreneur, suit and geek. As Chairman and Chief Idea Officer he is the creative force that does the “big thinking” behind Smashing Pixels.
Hey Kevin,
Well maybe it IS going to be the end of the world as the Mayans predicted after all.
Does Web 4.0 happen in December 2012 by any chance? ;-)
Sergio