Web 1.0 | Web 2.0 | Web 3.0
Which One is Better?
WEB 1.0
The original internet, Web 1.0, was made up of pages of static HTML that displayed information online. Web1 ran on a fully decentralized infrastructure where anyone could host a server, build applications and publish information on the internet without gatekeepers censoring them.
Unfortunately, there was no way for people to change information and there were few opportunities for interaction with others. Users could only communicate via simple chat messengers and forums. As such, users interacted with Web1 mainly as observers, not participants.
WEB 2.0
The current version of the internet is centralized, focused on content creation and largely monopolized by big, successful tech companies. What we have today is the playground for content creation where writers, photographers, or influencer can easily create and showcase their work to the Web 2.0 world.
Service providers offer people a platform to create content, while social media companies allow people to connect and communicate with anyone anywhere in the world. Mobile internet access and the popularization of smartphones enable anyone to consume content easily.
In recent years, ethical issues like censorship, data tracking, and data ownership have gained the attention of many Internet users. Ironically, user data seems to belong to companies in Web2 rather than the users themselves. We’ve seen cases of unfair data control, whereby users had their accounts closed after unknowingly violating platform-internal community guidelines. To address these problems, some have put forth a solution combining the benefits of Web1 and Web2: which are decentralization and user participation.
WEB 3.0
While in web 3.0, by leveraging peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies like blockchain, virtual reality (VR), the Internet of Things (IoT), and open-source software, Web3 aims to dilute the power held by huge Web2 companies. With decentralization, users can hopefully take back control of their content and ownership of their data.
Decentralization is naturally a critical factor to Web3’s success. Besides returning data control to users, companies would have to pay to access their data. Instead of a few large entities controlling participation or prohibiting inter-platform communication, anyone can freely interact with others in Web3 because its permissionless. Additionally, the network of Web3 is based on the users and it would allow users to participate without trusting anything but the network itself.
THE ANALOGY:
One way to think about the difference between those webs is to use the analogy of a library versus a laboratory.
Web1 is like a library, where information is stored in books and you have to physically go there to access it. Similarly, Web1 was static and required users to access web pages through hyperlinks, which were limited and did not allow for much interactivity.
Similar to Web 1.0, Web 2.0 is like a library, is a vast repository of information and resources that users can access and use for their own purposes. In the same way that you can browse through a library's catalog, search for books, and check them out to read or use, web 2.0 allows users to browse through websites, search for information, and interact with content through social media, blogs, and other online platforms.
Web 3.0, on the other hand, is more like a laboratory, where users can experiment, create, and innovate using the resources and tools available to them. In the same way that scientists can use a laboratory to conduct experiments, analyze data, and develop new technologies, web 3.0 enables users to create and interact with decentralized applications (DApps), use blockchain technology for secure and transparent transactions, and participate in decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to govern and manage shared resources.
So while web 1.0 and 2.0 is focused on providing access to information and resources, web 3.0 is focused on empowering users to create and innovate with those resources in a decentralized, secure, and collaborative way.
In all, web 3.0 is a huge leap forward as it creates the infrastructure needed for humans and machines to interact, create, find, and share distributed data, make accurate predictions with artificial intelligence, and be empowered to control one’s identity through a web of trust, security, and privacy.
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About Kommunitas
Kommunitas is a decentralized crowdfunding ecosystem for web3.0 projects. Some might refer to it as a “launchpad” or “IDO Platform” but Kommunitas is aiming to build not only a platform, but more of an ecosystem.
Kommunitas not only provides fundraising for any type web3.0 projects from various blockchains (Ethereum, BSC, Polygon, Solana, Avax, Fantom, etc), but also other forms of support, such as Marketing, Community Management, KOL, VC Connections, SEO and even project development needs such as vesting portal and staking platform.
Since its inception, Kommunitas has introduced and pioneered of many interesting concepts in the web3.0 industry. Some of them are Initial KOMmunity Offering / IKO (tierless, no barrier and decentralized IDO) and Social Engagement Burning (a way of rewarding the community by reducing the circulation supply of the token based on engagement metrics across social media)
Not only investors will get capital gains from their investment of Public sale tokens, they are also presented with the opportunity to earn passive Revenue Sharing in Stable Coins as well as in KOM tokens by holding and staking KOM tokens. (Read more about Revenue Sharing here: https://docs.kommunitas.net/staking/quarterly-revenue-sharing)
