Web 1.0
Encyclopedia
Web 1.0, or web, refers to the first stage of the World Wide Web
linking webpages with hyperlink
s.
" in 2001.
Since 2004, Web 2.0
has been the term used to describe social web
, especially the current business models of sites on the World Wide Web
.
, in his 3rd Edition of New Media described what he believed to characterize the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0:
Few believed it to be the above factors that form the basic change in trends that resulted in the onset of the Web 2.0 "craze".
The shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 can be seen as a result of technological refinements, which included such adaptations as "broadband, improved browsers, and AJAX
, to the rise of Flash application platforms and the mass development of widgetization, such as Flickr and YouTube badges".
As well as such adjustments to the Internet, the shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 is a direct result of the change in the behavior of those who use the World Wide Web.
Web 1.0 trends included worries over privacy concerns resulting in a one-way flow of information, through websites which contained "read-only" material. Now, during Web 2.0, the use of the Web can be characterized as the decentralization of website content, which is now generated from the "bottom-up", with many users being contributors and producers of information, as well as the traditional consumers.
To take an example from above, Personal web page
s were common in Web 1.0, and these consisted of mainly static pages hosted on free hosting services such as Geocities
. Nowadays, dynamically generated blog
s and social networking profiles, such as Myspace and Facebook, are more popular, allowing for readers to comment on posts in a way that was not available during Web 1.0.
At the Technet Summit in November 2006, Reed Hastings
, founder and CEO of Netflix
, stated a simple formula for defining the phases of the Web:
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
linking webpages with hyperlink
Hyperlink
In computing, a hyperlink is a reference to data that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically. A hyperlink points to a whole document or to a specific element within a document. Hypertext is text with hyperlinks...
s.
History
Hyperlinks between webpages began with the release of the WWW to the public in 1993, and describe the Web before the "bursting of the Dot-com bubbleDot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
" in 2001.
Since 2004, Web 2.0
Web 2.0
The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...
has been the term used to describe social web
Social Web
The social Web is a set of social relations that link people through the World Wide Web. The Social web encompasses how websites and software are designed and developed in order to support and foster social interaction. These online social interactions form the basis of much online activity...
, especially the current business models of sites on the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
.
Characteristics
Terry FlewTerry Flew
Terry Flew is an associate Professor of Media and Communication in the Creative Industries faculty at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. He has authored the books Games: Technology, Industry, Culture and Understanding Global Media...
, in his 3rd Edition of New Media described what he believed to characterize the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0:
"move from personal websites to blogs and blog site aggregation, from publishing to participation, from web content as the outcome of large up-front investment to an ongoing and interactive process, and from content management systems to links based on tagging (folksonomy)".
Few believed it to be the above factors that form the basic change in trends that resulted in the onset of the Web 2.0 "craze".
The shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 can be seen as a result of technological refinements, which included such adaptations as "broadband, improved browsers, and AJAX
Ajax
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, to the rise of Flash application platforms and the mass development of widgetization, such as Flickr and YouTube badges".
As well as such adjustments to the Internet, the shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 is a direct result of the change in the behavior of those who use the World Wide Web.
Web 1.0 trends included worries over privacy concerns resulting in a one-way flow of information, through websites which contained "read-only" material. Now, during Web 2.0, the use of the Web can be characterized as the decentralization of website content, which is now generated from the "bottom-up", with many users being contributors and producers of information, as well as the traditional consumers.
To take an example from above, Personal web page
Personal web page
Personal web pages are World Wide Web pages created by an individual to contain content of a personal nature rather than on behalf of an employer or institution. Personal web pages are often used solely for informative or entertainment purposes....
s were common in Web 1.0, and these consisted of mainly static pages hosted on free hosting services such as Geocities
GeoCities
Yahoo! GeoCities is a web hosting service, currently available only in Japan.GeoCities was originally founded by David Bohnett and John Rezner in late 1994 as Beverly Hills Internet . In its original form, site users selected a "city" in which to place their web pages...
. Nowadays, dynamically generated blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s and social networking profiles, such as Myspace and Facebook, are more popular, allowing for readers to comment on posts in a way that was not available during Web 1.0.
At the Technet Summit in November 2006, Reed Hastings
Reed Hastings
Wilmot Reed Hastings, Jr. is an entrepreneur and education philanthropist. He is the CEO of Netflix, and on the boards of Microsoft, Facebook, and numerous non-profit organizations.- Early life and education :...
, founder and CEO of Netflix
Netflix
Netflix, Inc., is an American provider of on-demand internet streaming media in the United States, Canada, and Latin America and flat rate DVD-by-mail in the United States. The company was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California...
, stated a simple formula for defining the phases of the Web:
Web 1.0 design elements
Some design elements of a Web 1.0 site include:- Static pages instead of dynamic user-generated content.
- The use of framesets.
- The use of tables to position and align elements on a page. These were often used in combination with "spacer" GIFGIFThe Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
s (1x1 pixel transparent images in the GIFGIFThe Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
format.) - Proprietary HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
extensions such as theand Marquee tagThe marquee tag is a non-standard HTML element which causes text to scroll up, down, left or right automatically. The tag was first introduced in early versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and was compared to Netscape's blink element, as a proprietary non-standard extension to the HTML...
tags introduced during the first browser war. - Online guestbookGuestbookA guestbook is a paper or electronic means for a visitor to acknowledge their visitation to a site, physical or web-based, and leave their name, postal or electronic address , and a comment or note, if desired...
s. - GIFGIFThe Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
buttons, typically 88x31 pixelPixelIn digital imaging, a pixel, or pel, is a single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device; it is the smallest unit of picture that can be represented or controlled....
s in size promoting web browsers and other products. - HTML forms sent via emailEmailElectronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
. A user would fill in a form, and upon clicking submit their email client would attempt to send an email containing the form's details.
See also
- History of the InternetHistory of the InternetThe history of the Internet starts in the 1950s and 1960s with the development of computers. This began with point-to-point communication between mainframe computers and terminals, expanded to point-to-point connections between computers and then early research into packet switching...
- Web 2.0Web 2.0The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...
- Evolution of Web 1.0, 2.0, & 3.0 in LibrariesEvolution of Web 1.0, 2.0, & 3.0 in Libraries- Web 1.0 in Libraries :Web 1.0 was designed by Tim Berners-Lee.Web 1.0 is a platform of information that is read only. It consists of static and non-interactive web pages that at most allow for an interchange of documents. In 1996 for were 45 million global users...