Web 3.0

Overview
Web 3.0 is one of the terms used to describe the evolutionary stage of the Web that follows.

Web 3.0 is the 'third generation' of the Internet that is referred to as the 'Intelligent Web" using the semantic web, natural language search, data mining, machine learning, recommendation agents, virtual realities, artificial intelligence, etc. This intelligent web utilizes social networking and search and filter bubbles, while bringing up new issues in privacy and anonymity.[4]

User-Driven Web
Web 3.0 is about how the web has become more personal for users. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are all key sources for information for users. Instead of previous generations of the web where user's would use search engines to browse the web, users are utilizing social networking sites that offer personalized news feeds to find content instantly. "'Web 2.0 was about user-driven content and social media was the big enabler, and Web 3.0 is all about personalisation where different users experience different things based on their history and preference. For this transition, big data is the key enabler – without massive data analytics, personalisation on a grand scale is not possible.' [2]"

New Technology Trends in Web 3.0
The technology trends that will reach new levels of maturity simultaneously because of Web 3.0 include:
 * transformation of the Web from a network of separate applications to a more interlocking whole
 * better connectivity, adoption of broadband, mobile Internet access and mobile devices;
 * Creative Commons and Open Data License
 * open identity, roaming portable identity and personal data;
 * the intelligent web and Semantic Web technologies
 * distributed databases, the "World Wide Database" (enabled by Semantic Web technologies)[3]