http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
While wikipedia does make mention of ajax and other richer web offerings as being part of many web 2.0 sites. It says just that. It is a part of many web 2.0 sites. Not the definition of web 2.0. 2.0 sites, from the perspective of wikipedia, are what I said. Also what the other Will said. Although he said it in one word, where I used simpler language and dumbed it down some. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_3.0 3.0 is less clear. Will and I grabbed a portion of the general consensus on this one as well. 4 and 5 are all conjecture. Wishful thinking. But I think Will is right, that self-aware web is likely the next step. First output only, then input too, then tools by users (igoogle and so on) along with the semantic web, which may or may-not come through things like microformats. Part of this is the web becoming more and more ubiquitous. Semantic web will not be so earthshattering for PCs, but when your fridge actually does a good job of ordering the food you use off the internet, you'll be glad it exists. This kind of technology is around the corner, what was tedious, with barcode scanners and other such effort, will be streamlined and use RFID and will be more passive. Included in this is the ability to share your contact info with people just by shaking hands. And so on. Real Sci-fi. You'll see a return to the terminal. Massively distributed computing. Your phone will be a portal to systems far more powerful than your phone could be, or better, your phone will be part of a global processor and idle time will be spent doing work. The fact that your fridge will learn what you eat and order more of it without you telling it to, is getting close to web 4.0, but what Will means is not AI like we have today. He means an awakening in the vein of Asimov. I want it, but expecting it and calling it 4.0 is like in the 60s when people thought we'd all have flying cars today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36539 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
