Web3 is the new version of the World Wide Web that incorporates concepts such as decentralization, blockchain technology , and token-based economy (Tokenomics). However, Web 2.0 (the same content and applications and websites that we have been using since 2000) has data and contents that are centralized in a small group of companies that are sometimes called “Big Tech”.
In the last few years, the Web3.0 movement aims to eliminate these big and monopolistic middlemen by granting the full ownership of the contents to the users and creators and helping them generate revenue from. I will introduce some alternatives to web2 apps, services and websites below:
Operating System
web2:
Microsoft Windows
Apple iOS
Google Android
Music
web2:
Spotify
Web 3:
Audio
Search
web2:
Google Google
Web 3:
Presearch
Messenger
web2:
Web 3:
Status
Payment
web2:
PayPal
Web 3:
Metamask
Transportation
web2:
Uber
Web 3:
DIMO
Video and online streaming
web2:
YouTube
Web 3:
Livepeer
Online map and navigation
web2:
Google Maps
Web 3:
Web browser
web2:
Google Chrome
Web 3:
Business network and job search
web2:
Web 3:
BrainTrust
The variety of blockchain projects is not limited to Web3. Below you can check some decentralized projects and their cryptocurrencies :
Diversity of decentralized areas in the world of cryptocurrencies