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What are the different versions of the Web?
The different versions of the web are different stages the World Wide Web has or will become in its existence. These different stages identify key factors of the webs evolution over time and how the browsing experiences differs from stage to stage.

Web 1.0
The first stage of the World Wide Web is called Web 1.0. For the most part Web 1.0 is the earliest stage of the World Wide Web when web pages were just connected using hyperlinks. These sites were static and were not intractable at the time. There is no clear time when Web 1.0 ended and Web 2.0 began, but as web pages became for interactive and shifted toward social media platforms this is when Web 2.0 began. This was due to improvements to the internet such as broadband internet, better browsers, AJAX and the mass development of widgets.

Web 2.0
The second stage is Web 2.0, which focuses on user-generated content, usability, and interoperability. In short this means the beginning of sites such as Facebook, blogs, wikis, etc., where individuals contribute to the content of the web page. Web 2.0 is easier for users to use to where most individuals can use the internet even if they aren't an expert. Also websites can work well with other products, systems, and devices.

Web 3.0
Web 3.0 is the next step in the evolution of the World Wide Web. A component of this next stage is the Semantic Web. In general, this means that searching the web will be easier and more akin to the user. Search engines will be smarter using an artificial intelligence which will be able to understand the context rather than comparing keywords. The way we interact with web pages may change drastically. Time will tell what technological advances will be invented and how it changes they way we use the World Wide Web.