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LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'

By | March 31, 2011, 12:22pm PDT

Summary: Reid Hoffman describes the history of Web 1.0 and 2.0 and then discusses his version of “Web 3.0,” which he says will be centered around data entered in applications by virtually everyone who uses the Web.

At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman reiterates remarks made at the recent South by Southwest conference about the future of the Web. Hoffman describes the history of Web 1.0 and 2.0 and then discusses his version of “Web 3.0,” which he says will be centered around data entered in applications by virtually everyone who uses the Web.

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RE: LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'
martyi 16th Oct
A very interesting topic cooling process. I like Web 2.0. Thank you for your video sharing.
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RE: LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'
james347 31st Mar 2011
Gheesh...looks like that dude went from Weight 1.0 to 3.0 on the fat scale. Get out and exercise.
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RE: LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'
theo_durcan 1st Apr 2011
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dude, seems to me you went from Moron 1.0 to Moron 3.0 in one sentence
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General C# 1st Apr 2011
?Web 3.0,? which he says will be centered around data entered in applications by virtually everyone who uses the Web.

Isn't that the same as Web 2.0?
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RE: LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'
steve_abovethestatic Updated - 2nd Apr 2011
To be fair, he does sound exhausted from the first word. Still, he makes valid point about the data being used more explicitly.
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RE: LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'
jmwells21 4th Apr 2011
Ugh, I was finally enjoying the ability to read tech stories without having to worry about that cheesy "web 2.0" buzzword, and they had to go all "web 3.0" on us...
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RE: LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'
tringo007 27th Sep
An fascinating discussion is worth comment. I think that you should write more on this topic, it won't be a taboo topic however typically people are not sufficient to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers kidney stones symptoms
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RE: LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'
Izzy Mass 5th Oct
web 3.0..its called wikipedia. Get with the program! lol!
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RE: LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'
seolair 7th Oct
Web 3.0 sites are a long way off. People haven't even explored all the possibilities of 2.0. Make sure to read this SEO Blog to learn about advanced search engine optimization tactics.
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RE: LinkedIn CEO: From Web 1.0 to 'Web 3.0'
martyi 16th Oct
A very interesting topic cooling process. I like Web 2.0. Thank you for your video sharing.

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