"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith."
Though this classical works was a thorough reflection over the economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, there was also a broad look at free markets. Free Markets. Laissez-faire. And today we are this close to this promise in its perfect form; so I ask, where's Web 2.0? Why are we not fulfilling this promise?
Why not? We already got a #Free and #Open Web; that's a free space with plenty of people inside. Rather than turn it to a free market, we allowed it to become a free meeting hall. Social networking, anyone? Maybe it's not a magical manifestation, perhaps, it's about to complete its cycle of manifestation; for it was, first, about finding YOU. Then, it became about finding ME; but we did exchange after all. But what are we really exchanging?
"How's it going, Gabriel?"
"I am eating doughnut", or
"This is where I eat doughnut", or
"I am listening to the sound of eating doughnut", or
"I have experience in eating doughnut", or
"This is a photo of me eating doughnut"
If by the time I am able to find YOU, let's call that time Web 1.0; and when you are able to find me, let's call that time Web 2.0; I think there's one more manifestation in the making, Web 3.0, where after I've found you and you've found me, we can exchange what really constitute the Wealth of Nations. Semantics are part of the building blocks of Web 3.0, what should be ultimate is the creation and distribution of wealth reflective of true civilization; the Web activities should not be vain glory and a time sink, it should exalts the standard of living. And what do I think is the sign? When every web interface is a point where we can meet and can exchange things tangible and intangible. Find You, Find Me, Let's Exchange.
It's nonsensical to say that mobile app is king over web; try taking away the sweetness in honey, and see if you'll still call it honey. We had webpages before (we still do), and now we also have web interfaces; for the child has come of age and become a man. Web 1.0 is the child, Web 2.0 is the young man, and Web 3.0 is the man. It's all a systemic manifestation of the original essence of the Internet and the Web.
It's bedtime, but before that, I gotta listen to the sound of me eating doughnut; for real this time.