Web2 refers to the version of the internet as we know it. An internet controlled by internet companies that provide services in exchange for personal data. Web3 refers to decentralized applications that run on the blockchain. Any user can participate in these applications on Ethereum, and personal data is relatively safer.
Web1.0: Network-People
Web2.0: People-to-People
Web3.0: People-Network-People
The web1.0 network is an information provider, with one-way provision and single understanding; the web2.0 network is a platform, where users provide information and other users obtain information through the network; the web3.0 network becomes an understander and provider of user needs. The network knows the users well, knows what they have, what they want, and their behavioral habits, and screens resources, intelligently matches, and directly gives users answers.
Today I have compiled some practical projects that have evolved from Web2.0 to today’s Web3.0.
(The following is not intended as investment advice, but for learning purposes only)
1).com ---->Ens
PFP is used as the avatar and ENS is used as the name. ENS has become a personal label, which is convenient for memorization, transfer, receiving airdrops, etc.
Official website: https://ens.domains/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/ensdomains
2) Twitter ---->Farcaster
Farcaster is a fully decentralized social network. It is an open protocol that supports many clients, similar to mailboxes. Users can freely migrate social identities between applications, and developers can freely build applications with new features on the network. On Farcaster, you can send short text message broadcasts and connect your Ethereum address. After verifying the ownership of the address, a series of features can be enabled, including displaying your NFTs and using NFTs as verified avatars. Farcaster is a social network that is about "vital interests". It is not only what you say, but also what you can prove on the chain.
Financing
Merkle Manufactory, a company founded by former Coinbase executive Dan Romero, announced on July 13 that it had completed a $30 million round of financing, led by a16z, with participation from top crypto venture capital firms and well-known figures, including Standard Crypto, Elad Gil, 1confirmation, Scalar Capital, First Round Capital, Volt Capital, A Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Mischief, Ansa Capital, Haystack, Ribbit Capital, Chapter One, Multicoin Capital, Offline Ventures, Archetype, Canonical Crypto, Proof Group, Floodgate, Balaji Srinivsasan, 6529, Ray Tonsing and several other angel investors. The financing will be used to launch the decentralized social network protocol Farcaster.
Official website: https://twitter.com/farcaster_xyz
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/farcaster_xyz
3)Email---->Mail3
The difference between Web3 mailbox and Web2 mailbox is the login method. In the Web3 world, you can log in using a wallet address.
Official website: https://mail3.me/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/mail3dao
4)Reddit---->BBS Network
BBS (Bulletin Board System) is a message board network similar to Reddit, but built on the blockchain with no central authority. BBS paved the way for content sharing, video streaming, and blogging in a decentralized way, rewarding content creators, curators, and administrators in addition to the common web creators today.
Financing
Binance Labs Leads $1.5 Million Seed Round for Bulletin Board System (BBS) Network
Official website: https://bbs.market/METABBS
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/BBSnetworkIO
5）music---->sound.xyz
Music NFT platform. Sound.xyz is a platform for the initial distribution of works by Web 3 musicians. The highlight of Sound.xyz is that after users purchase NFTs, they can make public comments to let the public know what they think of the work, enhancing the interaction between artists and musicians. After purchasing this music NFT, you have collected this music. You don’t need to download it, just click to listen.
Financing
NFT music startup Sound.xyz announced the completion of a $5 million seed round of financing. This round of financing was led by a16z, with participation from Variant Fund, Palm Tree Crew, Weekend Fund, Atelier Ventures, Scalar Capital and other institutions and several angel investors. Sound.xyz is an NFT music startup. Artists who release music through Sound.xyz can generate NFTs on the platform to promote their music.
Official website: https://www.sound.xyz/stoneztheorganic/caesar
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundxyz_
6)KYC---->BrightID
Replace traditional identity authentication. Once the authentication is passed, it will be used for life. 1. Avoid the leakage of personal privacy information; 2. Save authentication time and complicated processes. At present, BrightID has been applied to many dapps, such as Rabblehole, 1Hive and Gitcoin. By integrating BrightID, these dapps can better prevent users from using fake identities to vote, while ensuring a more fair and just participation environment in the blockchain.
Official website: https://www.brightid.org/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrightIDProject
7）Medium ---->Mirror
Founded by former Andreessen Horowitz crypto partner Denis Nazarov, Mirror is similar to Medium and can help creators crowdfund by providing them with token issuance tools.
Anyone can connect their wallet to Mirror and start writing. Currently, only Mirror members who have burned WRITE tokens can get a subdomain to represent their membership.
Official website: https://mirror.xyz/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/viamirror
8）Youtube----> lenstubexyz
Lenstube is an open source video sharing social media platform built on the Lens Protocol and supported by Livepeer and Vercel. When uploading videos, creators can choose the video collection objects, limit the number of collections, video categories, and set collection fees and referral fees. They can also directly forward the published videos to Lens.
Official website: https://lenstube.xyz/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/lenstubexyz
9）linktr---->Link3.to
A social networking platform launched by CyberConnect. Link3 will collect user on-chain and off-chain data through the profile page (Profile). This profile page can serve as the user's overall identity in the Web3 world and form a trustworthy network connection with others and organizations.
In May 2022, CyberConnect completed a US$15 million Series A financing round, led by Animoca Brands and Sky9 Capital.
Official website: https://link3.to/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/link3to
10）Google Drive----> ArDrive
ArDrive is a blockchain-based permanent storage application. It can store texts, articles, photos, and videos. Google Drive and other applications may be affected by data leaks, but ArDrive allows users to maintain ownership and control of their data on the Arweave blockchain.
Financing:
February 2022: $17.2 million in seed round financing from Arweave Team, Blockchain Capital and Sino Global Capital.
Official website: https://ardrive.io/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/ardriveapp
11)Substack---->paragraph
Founded by Colin Armstrong in 2021, Paragraph helps Web3 authors, DAOs, and NFT communities monetize their content through an integrated communication service where content creators and community builders can use NFTs or ERC-20 tokens to manage their users or fans through a membership mechanism.
Financing:
On October 24, it completed a financing of US$1.7 million, led by Lemniscap, with participating investors including FTX Ventures, Binance Labs, GCR and Seed Club Ventures.
Official website: https://paragraph.xyz/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/paragraph_xyz
12） Kindle Books ----> Book.io
Book.io is an NFT e-book and digital content platform that is building infrastructure to enable e-books and audiobooks to be put on the chain, mobile reading applications, and independent author publishing pages.
Financing
NFT e-book startup Book.io announced the completion of its seed round of financing, with book publisher Ingram Content Group investing an undisclosed amount.
Official website: https://book.io/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/book_io
13）LinkedIn---->ORB
Built on Polygon using the Lens protocol, ORB is a decentralized professional social media application with an end-to-end on-chain reputation system that connects companies, projects, and users.
ORB can create personal decentralized professional profiles and establish on-chain credibility by linking various NFTs and POAPs with user experience, education, skills, and projects, as well as explore job opportunities and apply for on-chain identities. It can also be used to share one's ideas on the chain, connect with Web3 people, and build communities. In addition, ORB also allows users to use fragmented time to learn Web3 knowledge to obtain NFTs, namely Learn-to-Earn.
Official website: https://orb.ac/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/orbwagmi
14) Instagram---->Lenster
Lenster is similar to Instagram and is a decentralized social media application built using the Lens Protocol. In Lenster, you can post, browse Moments, and explore content trends. You can also directly search for related content posts or user profiles. Posts support not only pictures and GIFs, but also audio and video uploads.
In addition, when publishing a post on Lenster, you can choose who can access it, such as people you follow, people you follow, friends of friends, and everyone. You can also open the option of whether to be collected by others according to demand, set collection fees for post collectors, and share fees with post referrals. Lenster is also one of the 12 winners of the hackathon LFGrow.
Official website: https://lenster.xyz/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/lensterxyz
15) Google search---->Wrench
Sepana aims to build decentralized web search. Sepana has built three products. Lens Search allows users to explore content and profiles on Lens, as well as view social graphs and latest posts. AskMirror uses machine learning to tag and categorize content on Mirror, allowing users to search for articles, content, and creators, as well as discover content of interest. It is currently in the whitelist application testing phase.
Official website: https://sepana.io/
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/sepana_io
With the development of blockchain technology, I believe these projects will gradually penetrate into our daily lives. We will wait and see whether they can replace traditional Web2.0 projects.