Web 3.0, what we need
I mentioned a few things before about what needs to be changed in the future and when speaking with a friend he mentioned a interview with one of the creators of TCPIP and how he (the developer) felt a new protocol needed to be created. A lot of standards are being pushed off to the side and in a lot of ways it is just making things worse. There are a lot of sites that are not validating their code and this site is one of them, but I never planned on going this long before I created a new design. All of the sites I make are XHTML 1.0 Transitional and CSS2 valid and that is important; it makes sure that if the browser is written properly it will display as it should and in a lot of ways it shows you know what you are doing.
Anyway back on topic, as I said in the other post a protocol change to web:// or www:// or something should be done to distinguish it from anything else. This v3.0 of the web will be outlined to the public long before it is released so that hardware can be brought up to date with what will be required. It should be a standard of at least IE7, Firefox 2, and any other browsers at their most recent version since IE7 was released. 1024 resolution would be the minimum, maybe 1280 depending on when this would be implemented, but sometimes even for me 1280 is too small on a 19inch monitor so maybe 1152.
A major thing will need to be a policy on domain names. In the last paragraph you probably noticed I said www:// and the reason is I think all www prefixes should be eliminated; obviously other subdomains should be kept if needed, but www is usually linked back to the root of the domain anyway, it just seems pointless. All domains must show that they are being used for something valid and I guess in some ways sites dedicated strictly for ads would be considered “something”, but it needs to be a blog or something with real content. Basically no squatters, and I think this would need to be something monitored by a neutral organization sorta like net nanny. No pornography, no warez, those things can stay on the old web, I’m sure people reading that are annoyed, but here is the deal, if I am looking at porn I am not there to watch the little spinners twirl as I wait for my image to display I am wanting to see boobie tassles flying around in the air and screaming. If I am looking for illegal software I am looking for illegal software, not cool ajax effects to show me the serial number flipping through the screen into the div it will ultimately be displayed in.
Web 3.0 would be to clean up the web, make things work the way they should and know that everyone on the protocol has at least a certain level of computer hardware or certain software and if they do not that is their fault. A lot of people are off dialup, unfortunately I am still on it, but only because people here are stupid and I have to be here for the time being. I actually have a fiber line that runs parallel to my driveway, I guess it is time to get the shovels. With most off of dialup and bandwidth getting cheaper there should be no more cutting corners will bad design. No more animated GIF files no more 36 point fonts that flash. Ads should probably be Flash and Javascript required since most of these sites will have a flavor of Ajax integrated.
I’m not dumb, I know that is a lot to have happen and a lot of work to maintain, but with all of the volunteers that are available on the internet I think it is doable. The internet is shit in a lot of ways there are so many sites that are abandoned and run by people who have no idea what is going on, this could be the chance to change a lot of that.
