Practical Applications of Web 3.0

   Before I get too far into my blogs about Web 3.0, I decided to let you look at some application of Web 3.0.  I imbedded a couple of videos that tell you about technologies on the market, you've already seen commercials for, and a couple technologies in their beta stages.  

   At it’s very core Web 3.0 will be the intelligent web and will give users more of a more personal feel.  For example, Twitter rudimentarily explains the basic concept of Web 3.0. 

If I want to know where I can find a great Italian restaurant in New York City (NYC), near Madison Square Garden (MSG), I can Google or Tweet it.  For those not familiar with Twitter, think of it as standing around a virtual water cooler.  For this example, I am going to use Bricchino Northern Italian Restaurant, which took me a about 30 seconds to find, but I used to be a research assistant, so navigating Google is second nature to me.

If the average user (let’s call him Marvin) searches through Google, Marvin can find a list of Italian restaurants in NYC with a few simple search terms.  Then, Marvin can open another tab, unless he’s using a non-tab friendly browser, and search for the address for MSG.  Once Marvin finds the address for MSG, he can peruse his list of Italian restaurants near MSG.

Now, if a person does not want to take the 5 minutes to go through those search steps, they can Tweet it.  Of course, how fast an answer comes back, or if it comes back, depends on various factors.  Though, assuming that one of your Twitter followers does answer your Tweet, that’s time you will not need to search on your own. 

Another benefit of Twitter is that it will give you more of a personal feel.  If you search through Google, you can also search for reviews.  If you Tweet your question, someone on the other side of the country might Tweet back, “I was just at Bricchino’s last night, and they have a great new wine on the menu.” Static, 3 week old reviews, will not get that personal.  Twitter is more intelligent, personal, and conversational.  

As I said, Twitter is a very rudimentary example of Web 3.0, but it explains the intelligence and personality Web 3.0 will take on.  Web 3.0 will allow users to streamline their searches in such a way that what now takes them an hour to do, they will be able to do in a matter of minutes. 

For the rest of this blog, I imbedded a few videos that better explain Web 3.0.  My favorite is the 6^th sense video.  If you would like more information about me, and my vision for the future of Web 3.0, please visit my Web site.  Also, come back tomorrow, and view my new blog about connecting people and ideas.  And, as always, I welcome any comments or suggestions.

Enjoy,

Erick