Despite its prevalence in our daily lives today, the internet has only been around for a relatively short time. In that time, it has gone through some pretty major changes. What we know as the World Wide Web today is far from the simple, yet effective web of the 90s.
Web 1.0, known commonly as the “read-only web,” was comprised of fully static, non-interactive web pages meant only to display information. Think about it: something like TikTok, where the core uses are to comment and share videos, would be impossible on this version of the internet!
Though it was slow to load, and was geared toward fixed content with little change to web pages, Web 1.0 also had its advantages. Mainly, allowing easy public access to a wealth of information that used to only be found through scouring physical books or by word of mouth. It was like going from grinding your own coffee beans to ordering an espresso in the drive through on the way to class!
Personally, compared to the chaotic noise of today’s internet, I wouldn’t mind going back to the straightforward — though perhaps boring — version of Web 1.0.
