When people are still confusing of the term -- web 3.0, another new term has shown up -- web 2.5. Web 3.0 is considered to be the next generation of the Internet, but what exactly is web 2.5 and what is the relationship among web 2.0, web 2.5, and web 3.0? Let us talk about it.
First, we need to understand web 2.0 and web 3.0: Web 2.0 refers to the current state of the Internet, and it has more user-generated content and usability for end-users than web 1.0. Web 2.0 focuses on the collaboration among Internet users, content providers, and companies.
Initially, Internet users read information through content created by professionals, but under web 2.0, users can receive information passively and create content and information initiatively. Representative websites include Google, Meta, Amazon, Tencent, and Taobao.
Web 3.0, the third-generation Internet, is the next evolution of the World Wide Web (WWW.). The core concepts of web 3.0 include decentralization, openness, and greater user utility, which means one could not only look through the information and create his/her content on the Internet but also own a part of the Internet.
The significant difference between web 2.0 and web 3.0 is that web 3.0 clarifies content ownership of users who create it and allocates benefits to them according to how much their content contributes to the Internet.
Everett Muzzy, the Vice President of Serotonin, said that web 2.5 is the gate to web 3.0, which combines centralization and decentralization. Web 3.0 takes time to be achieved, and then, under these circumstances, web 2.5 is a ladder to web 3.0.
The nature of web 2.5 is web 2.0 plus a token that is used to attract all stakeholders to contribute to the Internet. The system of it includes centralized structure of users' data and decentralized tokens that are used as incentives.