Reading the article, The Next Net 25, I wondered about the next form of web communication, web 3.0. It seems like the key words are mobile, IMs, friend tracking, and global. I think web 3.0 is ubiquitous computing environment where anyone can be communicated, and located regardless of physical proximity instantly.
My image here is a girl talking on her cell-phone with her boyfriend in another country as she locates him on Google Earth, and sees him walking down the street as he waving at her. Hre, you can be tracked by your friend so easily because computing system is ubiquitous, and it is mobile. You have no excuse anymore to be late on a date because your partner can locate you on the map. It is kind of scary, but what is scarier is that society has the capability to create such a system.
However, if we use it right, web 3.0 would be so useful in a way it makes everyone closer, and there would be no concept of physical proximity. You would have better understanding on people from other countries, and to contact someone would be much easier. World becomes smaller, and more secure under one integrated system.
Now, goes back to the downside, if you think about all the complex implementation behind the system to run a system such as database, and GPS, etc, it goes beyond our expectation. It is not just usefulness. It is like you are managed by the database, and monitored by Google Earth. World would become smaller, secure, but also tighter under one government of our cyber world: Google.
However, the future of web3.0 is on our hand. All the predictions that academics make is based on our need and interest. So, to predict web 3.0 should not be too hard, but just to ask ourselves what we really want.
7 comments:
Web 3.0... well...
I'm sorry to disagree with you, but to me, it sounds more creepy than rosy.
It is really scary that my friends can check out where I am whenever they want. Of course, it would be much easier to hang out with friends, but I don't think we have to know even where they are always.
Yes. The above is just one part of Web 3.0 and it might be great and helpful for security, if is used well. But still, I cannot leave the thought people will become excessively dependent upon machines.
You know, seeing we are using our sell phone and social networking websites, which were not usual 10 years ago, without any hesitation, we might become thinking Web 3.0 is essential in close future.
I totally agree with you on both points. Yes, it is a bit scary to how one can be dependent on technology, but once we did, we cannot go back...even the thing we do take as realistic, in near future, that unrealistic technolgoy can be just as minimum requirement for users.
I remember that Vinton Cerf, Vice President with Google, said that the most important thing for us is to share our information, in the conference of the IDB Forum on the Americas. (I posted about that on my blog before.) He said “Information alone is not powerful. Sharing information is the power”. I agree with this idea, and I think this idea is the reason why Google wants to have more information. However, we, all users, have to keep in mind that there should be some sort of risks. Once we allowed to be accessed, as you said, we can’t go back. I like Google’s services, but I don’t like to be monitored.
Yuriko, I agree with you. Though one information does not have much value, when they come together, the value of connection would increase dramatically. Saying that, now Google probably has the most information of individuals from many different perspectives such as email, blog, search engine use, etc. It is something to be aware of.
I don't want to be checked by others where I am, and What I am doing. Web 3.0 might be really creepy one. However, I think...
people can make security system in Web 3. We will be able to block GPS tracking. Of course some hackers can brick these kinds of systems, but usual people cannot do that.
I hope that programer will make great security system in Web 3.0.
-Jiyong Choi-
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