Web 3.0 is the
concept of a version of the web where ideas and content between web
users are connected through the use of web assistants. This would be
made possible through the use of user preferences and user history
while using said web assistants. It can loosely be referred to as
artificial intelligence, where an application or process functions
with little to no user input. Where Web 2.0 linked people with
content, Web 3.0 would connect people and content through the use of
complex algorithms, streamlining the process of Web 2.0. By
analyzing common user content and processes, a web assistant can turn
that into meaningful information that can then be used to later
automate similar processes on behalf of the user. This is not to be
confused with “auto-fill” features common in browsers today.
Those simply take the exact details that you have previously entered
and re-enter them into fields that contain the same labeling as
previously entered fields. While Web 3.0 does keep track of user
details, it works actively to turn that information into intelligent
functions. Web 3.0 search engines would be able to differentiate
between like words, filtering out unwanted search results and
providing exactly what the end user is after. Instead of looking at
character inputs as hard data, keywords could be expanded upon by
analyzing the meaning of the word through the use of a living
vocabulary on the web. Logical links are created between data to
identify search needs to the particular end user. With intelligent
searching in mind, databases must acclimate to the new method of
searching through the use of the same vocabulary specific to the web
assistant of the user. All of this in mind, Web 3.0 can be thought
of as a living informational environment where documents and files
are shared and respective data is created to expand upon that.
Processes are created in real-time and promptly executed to the
unique situation at hand in a manner that takes into account the user
themselves. Further information can be found at the W3E Semantic Web
webpage: http://www.w3.org/standards/semanticweb/
