{ "HubID": "2134", "Date": "1/23/2023", "HubTags": [ "External Platform Posts" ], "Contacts": "", "Companies": "", "File": "", "Image": "", "Summary": "My take on #web2", "Notes": "
My take on #web2
What is Web2?
*Current dominant state of Internet that is read and write: users can participate by not just reading but also writing content (post to social network, for example).
* PC, mobile, notebook - enabled by any Internet device with a screen UI
* Large technology companies create and manage services for users and also collect, amass and control data on users.
Benefits
*Easy, fast, cheap, amazing products and services unleashed to benefit users in a multitude of ways.
*Tipping point where Internet went mainstream, which means more users = more network effects of value delivered = more economies of scale for the services we get out of web2.
Drawbacks
* Companies collect, control and sell user personal information and their digital activities, power concentrated among a small number of companies over web2 platforms and services.
* Not that secure, easy to hack, spoof, and disseminate misinformation
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