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Web 3.0 (eng)Posted марта 7
(версию текста на русском стоит ожидать в ближайшее время)The psychological experience of using the Internet is undergoing slow but constant changeWeb 3.0The psychological experience of using the Internet is undergoing slow but constant change. Up until now, using the Web has involved “going out” to Web sites. However, this is changing. Understanding this transformation, and plotting its direction, can provide us with a new understanding of where our Web technology is going. This destination can be called "Web 3.0."
Underneath the HoodVery little of the core protocols that define how the Internet works have changed over the last twenty years. What has changed, and very slowly, are some basic hardware upgrades and the software interfaces we use to transfer information. These gradual, almost superficial changes, have done little to change what the Internet actually does from a technological perspective, but have greatly altered our perception of the “Internet experience”.
Computers and Telephone LinesThe Internet is computers and telephone lines. On the computers, there are some programs and data files. That’s it, really. There are no big servers somewhere that hold “the Internet”.
Some people may be surprised to find out that there is nothing actually “in between” these computers other than wires (telephone lines). This misconception occurs because of that picture of the Internet that looks like a big cloud with two computers connecting into it from either side.
The Internet is your computer together with many other computers; none of these computers are “in the center”, although some send and receive more traffic ...


