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Beginnings of the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web, created by Tim Berners-Lee, first became available to the public -
Web Tools 1.0
Commonly referred to as the "read-only" web, as the average Internet user could only search for and read information with web tools 1.0. The web tools 1.0 specifically benefited businesses, who could provide their information to all users at any time, in order to sell products. This is why shopping carts applications are considered a web 1.0 tool. Websites with web tools 1.0 had static HTML pages that were rarely updated and the pages were not interactive. -
Web Tools 2.0
Referred to as the "read-write" web, as Internet users now had the ability to contribute or interact with web content and communicate with other users. Interactive functions like blogs and social media were available after the creation of web tools 2.0. Web tools 2.0 allowed for the creation of Facebook, Wikipedia and YouTube for the World Wide Web. The main upgrades of web tools 2.0 compared to web tools 1.0 were flexible web design, updates, and interactive collaborative content creation. -
Web Tools 3.0
Referred to as "read-write-execute" or "semantic executing" web, as it allows the communication gap between users and software applications to improve. It occurs through formatting data to be understood by computer applications. This semantic executing will be combined with web service, which allows computer-to-computer interaction through the internet. The combination of semantic executing and web service allows computer applications to speak with each other directly and interpret for users. -
Web Tools 4.0
Referred to as the "mobile" web or "webOS," as it will be meant to connect all devices (including mobile devices and computers) in the real world, and virtual world, in actual real time. -
Web Tools 5.0
Known as the "emotional" web, as it will be about the emotional interaction between humans and computers. This means that the web will be able to perceive the user's feel and emotions.
