{
  "HubID": "2134",
  "Date": "1/23/2023",
  "HubTags": [
    "External Platform Posts"
  ],
  "Contacts": "",
  "Companies": "",
  "File": "",
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  "Summary": "My take on #web2",
  "Notes": "<p>My take on #web2</p><p>What is Web2?</p><p>*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).</p><p>* PC, mobile, notebook - enabled by any Internet device with a screen UI</p><p>* Large technology companies create and manage services for users and also collect, amass and control data on users.</p><p>Benefits</p><p>*Easy, fast, cheap, amazing products and services unleashed to benefit users in a multitude of ways.</p><p>*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.</p><p>Drawbacks</p><p>* 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.</p><p>* Not that secure, easy to hack, spoof, and disseminate misinformation</p>"
}