1. Definitions
Web1, Web2 and Web 3

2. Since the early 1990s, Web has been evolving in
response to the never ending needs of users.
Web is becoming more and more intelligent and
sophisticated as users’ expectations are increasing.
Introduction

3. Web 1 was the version of the Web in existence
between 1991 and 2003.
This was mainly a “read-only” Web, we could go
to access information on a kind of “ look but don’t
touch basis”.
Web 1

4. Online dictionaries
Personal web pages
Grammar .com
Web pages of universities
Examples

5. From 2004 a new version of the Web, read-write Web
emerged
This type of the Web in contrast to its ancestor is more
interactive and collaborative
The users can interact and contribute to the content of
the Web.
Web 2

6. Wikis
social networks
online quizzes
Examples

7. becoming smarter and more sophisticated
getting to know you better from browsing
history
delivering content to you which is relevant
Web 3

8. Examples
New online games
Natural language search
Data-mining
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence technologies

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