The Evolution of the Internet and Forward Protocol’s Role in Web 3.0

The Evolution of the Internet and Forward Protocol’s Role in Web 3.0

The World Wide Web is an important part of everyday life, and its influence continues to grow. The Web has gone through rounds of evolution, and this adaptability forms the basis of its success and longevity. These periods of evolution are often sporadic and do not always turn out to be as good as advertised. One only has to go back to the dot-com bubble crash for context.

The World Wide Web might be going through its most important period of evolution, but very few people know it. After losing its battle with privacy, censorship, and monopolistic corporations, Web 2.0 incorporates blockchain technology to evolve into Web 3.0. How much do you know about these evolutions? Forward Protocol explains the evolution of the World Wide Web using the simplest terms to aid comprehension.

The evolution

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and his colleagues invented the World Wide Web in 1989. The Web at that time was typically single pages where users could find answers to their queries. They could also click on links that took them to new web pages, where they could continue to read information. However, there was an obvious lack of interaction with the web pages. Users could only visit links and read information uploaded on the website. This lack of interaction and unidirectional flow of information earned this first version of the Web its reputation as the read-only web.

In the years that followed, the Web evolved as it became available and accessible to a wider range of users. This was the second generation of the Web — Web 2.0, the read-and-write web. Its advent coincided with the popularity of social networks, user-generated content, and cloud computing. Web 2.0 was advertised to be user-centric and democratic, although it eventually strayed from its core values as it developed to become the version of the internet that we know today.

We are still in the middle of the Web 2.0 era, and we might still be for a long time. However, the next web evolution is already gathering momentum, and pioneers are already laying the foundations for Web 3.0.

Web 3.0 is still in its infancy. However, it is already shaping to be a structural upgrade on Web 2.0’s infrastructure. Simply, Web 3.0 is Web 2.0 running on blockchain technology and token-based economies. It uses decentralized ledger technology and other advanced technological innovations such as machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to plug the failing points of the former system and restore control in the hands of the users.

Forward Protocol’s role

As stated earlier, Web 3.0 is still in its earliest stages, and even the most experienced experts still differ on their vision of its implementation, usability, and effects. This period bears some resemblance with the optimism around Web 1.0. However, that optimism quickly gave way to a colossal crash when the dot-com bubble burst.

Forward Protocol present a ready-to-use solution to prevent a recurrence of these catastrophic events through the following measures -

Implementation solution

Forward Protocol provides a framework of blockchain and Web 3.0 adoption toolkits to allow any new or existing platform to implement Web 3.0 and other token-based utilities into their systems. This ready-made solution resolves the obvious question of the financial commitment from implementing platforms.

Scalability

Scalability remains a concern for many blockchains. The blockchain scalability question needs to be answered in a new world where more people depend on swift internet connections than ever before. Forward Protocol resolves this concern through its native blockchain — Forward Chain — and other integrations with leading blockchain scalability solutions.

Interoperability

Open networks that facilitate multidirectional information flow need to communicate with one another. Forward Protocol meets this need through its EVM compatibility and other future integrations. Once it is completed, Forward Chain will also provide more interoperability options for every user and platform.

Security

Cloud storage was a staple of Web 2.0 — it was a cheap and effective means to store information on the servers of cloud computing service providers. However, the flaws of this model have been exposed over time. Data storage is different on the blockchain. Depending on the blockchain, data is stored, tracked, and aggregated by varying amounts of decentralized nodes, validators and authentication models. This decentralized data storage model assures security and prevents single points of failure.

Conclusion

Blockchain technology is an innovation that is as notoriously popular as it is grossly misunderstood. This phenomenon is not exclusive to blockchain technology — the average person does not understand the science or history behind most of the technological innovations they use. However, it affects blockchain usability more than in most technological innovations.

Forward Protocol provides a solution to this agelong problem. Every user does not need to become an expert to use blockchain technology and its derivate applications, including Web 3.0. Forward Protocol also ensures that every deploying platform does not need to develop and test new infrastructure to implement Web 3.0 functions.