Hello world

What do I mean when I name the title of this post "Hello world"?

For one, since this is the first post of my blog rambling on the about the internet, it is only right and courteous for me to greet anyone of you reading this page. I hope you will enjoy what you read and perhaps, even gain some form of knowledge about the internet as I ramble on and reflect on what I learn weekly in my introduction to the Internet module this semester. Please feel free to leave your comments so that we can learn from each other and share our thoughts with one another.

The second reason why I greeted you as "world" is because the Internet has truly transformed to become the most powerful and quickest network available globally. I can post this up on the internet in Singapore, and anyone from the other side of the world can read this the moment I post this. It's hard to imagine life without such ease in communication or readily available information and knowledge.

I recall from my first introductory lesson on monday morning that there has been much growth in the 'web' type of the internet networks. Or whatever it actually is called. Basically, there is "Web 1.0" that is a typical 'read-only' page, such as this blog that you are reading. Then it evolved to "Web 2.0" where it is also known as the interactive web that the consumers collaborate to be the producers of the webpage, such as the well-known facebook. Then "Web 3.0" came about to drive towards making the internet intelligent, and making it able to understand the needs of the consumer, such as Amazon.com.

The professor mentioned something that really struck me hard with regards to this. He mentioned that with the technology that people have created and their drive for discovery and creating even newer technology constantly, he will not be surprised if "Web 4.0" comes out soon. This is when the internet knows you. Imagine this, when you go on the internet, there will no longer be a need to browse around yourself or search painfully to do your research. It will be done for you automatically! Now tell me, how cool is that?

Although these things sound really abstract and they seem to appear only in the movies, I can't help but agree that these things will definitely happen in the future and in my lifetime.