This article has been translated from English to Gen Z Slang.
Web 3.0 is like the next-gen glow-up of the Internet, fam. 💻✨
To peep what Web 3.0 is all about, we gotta throw it back to Web 1.0 and also side-eye our current vibe with Web 2.0.
Web 1.0 was the totally rad Internet scene in the 90s and early 2000s. HTML was the main bae for web design, no cap.
Websites were hella awkward and hella square. They were text-overloaded but linked to... you guessed it, more text-heavy sites. 📚💤
Frames and tables were the top-tier features, but they were low-key cringe to look at!
Dialup speeds were the main dish, and it was slow A-F. Like, bruh, slooooooowwww. 🐌
You were living your best life if you could snag a connection on AOL just to peep your emails or hit up friends on AIM. 📧💬
Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer were beefin' in the web browser battles, and social media was basically in naptime mode.
Geocities was like a retro vibe of read-only web pages. People came online mostly for research and soaking up knowledge. 🤓
Enter Web 2.0 and its wild explosion of cool user vibes, clout networks, blogs, wikis, and media sharing - starting with pics, duh.
Friendster, one of the OG social networks, dropped in '02 and flipped the script for creating your own hype profile. Myspace and Orkut rolled up in '03 and '04, while Facebook was flexing with just the Harvard squad initially.
Social media, search engines, and smartphones have us in the full-on Web 2.0 craze right now. 📱
The focus is all about that user experience, whether on desktop, tablet, or smartphone. 🔍📱🖥️
Loads of sites are like platform experiences now, with mad apps repped by one squad.
Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Netflix are scrapping for more users and them precious pageviews. 💥📊
The DIY vibe and user collabs went nuclear, with platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, WordPress, Pinterest, and TikTok offering epic user experiences and squad communication. 👫🎥🤳
Web 2.0 is all about influencers chasing clout and brands trying to secure the bag with bigger audiences on mobile and desktops, just wrestling for those ad bucks and coin. 💰
Web 3.0 is all about to slay with more interactivity and info-sharing, runnin' from decentralized places with blockchain tech at its heart. 😎📈
Machine learning and AI are stepping up their game hard in apps and services we already stan. From cars to smart fridges and even dog food dispensers, everything's gonna vibe online with major focus on decentralization, enhanced connections, and more user control over their deets. 🚗🏠🌐
The central bosses like governments and mega-companies finna chill back while individuals strut around self-governing and blockchain lounging, making solo moves about the blockchain's glow-up path. 🙌🔗
The 'net's gonna be vibing everywhere, linking all the things and everyone, all permissionless and decentralized, no shady biz. 🚀
Tons of blockchain and crypto peeps are saying their tech's gonna be the centerpiece of the Web 3.0 revolution, but, like, that's TBA. ⏳
Crypto play-to-earn (P2E) games like Axie Infinity, Decentraland, and Sandbox might have the W over competitors, but plenty of non-gaming blockchains and.crypto squads are still dabbling with future Web 3.0 setups. 🕹️🏗️