Saturday, September 20, 2008

The future of Web 2.0?





The next generation of Web is here.Most of them like to call it as Web 2.0 , some feel that that Web 2.0 is just an abstraction and enhancement over the previous so called Web 1.0.They would like to vehemently like to voice their opinion of tagging the Web just to milk out some opportunity and generate a hype for the companies delivering the Web 2.0 products.Though i would not like to take a stand and jump into the wagon of either camps , i believe that until there is a radical shift in the technological crux of the Web , it should not be titled as Web 2.0.

The main base ideology of internet was to be able to connect two computers and that of the Web was to be atleast potent to share data across the systems so as to maintain transperancy of data sources.This idea has been scaled gazzalions of times to what we call the World Wide Web now.Then alma mater of the titles remains the same.Many seem to visonize the rise of Web 3.0 , which would bring the computing from the Web to our local desktops.To computing power of the PCs which was for very long underestimated with the advent of high end servers , has now seen the light of the day.

The next generation of Web truly lies in sharing , which by far Web 2.0 has put into good effect.This would be greatly burgeoned with the use of P2P clients which till now lies in a clandestine existence. The P2P sharing is confined to the backdoors of college going kids , who have cherished the P2P to download and share music , movies and software parnaphelia.The next generation of web needs to foray this unventured ground and unleash the hidden potential of the sharing.As knowledge multiplies by sharing , so does the Web.So come on , start sharing !

2 comments:

Sachin said...
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Sachin said...

I share your sentiments here...

Inspite of being blinded by overwhelming usage of "web 2.0" for just about anything wtih even remotely dynamic content, I still don't buy it. Especially as to why the whole need exists to categorise and come out with this nomenclature?

The underlying foundations have not changed - good sustained user experience comes from good software. And good software comes from proper analysis of requirements, constant research for best technologies, good design and of course good quality code.


Of course, I also understand how sales teams know how to get the customers excited with cool buzz words... enticing customers to move ahead. And that's all how I see it.


At the end of the day, the future of software will finally be driven by adoption and popularity. Only unlke before, its not the big corporations with legacy system who are the driving force - rather smaller groups (read techies) promoting flexibility. And techies are renowned to be supporters of the underdog...