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Welcome to Web 3.0

                         Web 2.0 is so over.                                                                                          







The next generation of Web technology has been coined Web

3.0 or the Semantic Web. It refers to a smarter Web in which

web based data is made readily accessible for use across

applications for both human and computer use. On your

right are Sementic Web Startup Companies.




Indeed, the Facebooks and MySpaces of the world could still grow up to be economically powerful. Consider that Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) once was just an online bookstore, and that Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) started out simply as another search engine.




"But today's Web 2.0 companies may find themselves transformed or even eclipsed by yet another wave of web innovators. New companies are cropping up to expand the utility of the web, creating location-based services and financial payment systems that can be bolted onto existing sites. Often bootstrapped, they are frequently profitable and may get acquired quickly. Even in today's tough environment, these upstarts are the ones raising money and trying to score a life- or business-altering hit. Welcome to Web 3.0.