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Samuel Nwaokocha
Samuel Nwaokocha

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Web2 vs Web3: A brief difference between these technologies

The internet has evolved in different phases over the years since the time it was created. In the first phase, we had Web 1.0 which included static web pages which served content from the file system of servers. Web 1.0 allowed internet users to access data from almost any corner of the world. However, Web 1.0 did not offer any functionalities for interaction with the content. As a result, web 2.0 started to gain prominence and the subsequent identification of setbacks in web 2.0 led to the development of web 3.0. Let us learn about Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 to understand the differences effectively.

Web2
Web2.0 is the internet as we know it today. The system behind it aims to actively engage users, and the content itself is more user-generated. The way we share and deliver information has been transformed with Web2 components like blogs, wikis and social media platforms. The second-generation web does not focus on modifying any technical specifications. On the contrary, it emphasizes changing the design of web pages and the ways of using them. Web 2.0 encouraged collaboration and interaction among users in P2P transactions, thereby setting the stage for e-commerce and social media platforms.

Web3
While web 2.0 might look like an advanced approach to the internet, it still harbors many setbacks. What about the security of your personal data? Trusted institutions take control over the data of users in Web 2.0, especially due to the need for trusted intermediaries. If two parties want to complete a transaction and they don’t know or trust each other, then they would have to rely on trusted intermediaries. However, the intermediary has control over the data storage and management thereby strengthening their grip over users. In addition, centralized power has never gone well in times of crisis thereby calling for decentralization.
Web 3.0 takes away the need for centralized intermediaries and introduced the universality of information.

Conclusion
Web3 presents a promising infrastructure required for the interaction between humans and machines. Most important of all, web 3.0 comes with better security, trust, and privacy. Many people also consider web 3.0 as the decentralized web, which will be largely based on decentralized protocols. On the other hand, web 2.0 is still the common foundation for many web applications we use today. Could web 3.0 revolutionize the popular applications you are using today?

This article was written for the Blockgames program, a partnership between The Zuri Team and Nestcoin.

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