TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to analyse the broad phases of web development: the read-only Web 1.0, the read-write Web 2.0, and the collaborative and Internet of Things Web 3.0, are examined for the theoretical lenses through which they have been understood and critiqued. Design/methodology/approach– This is a conceptual piece, in the tradition of drawing on theorising from outside the Information Systems field, to shed light on developments in information communication technologies (ICTs). Findings– Along with a summary of approaches to Webs 1.0 and 2.0, the authors contend that a more complex and poststructuralist theoretical approach to the notion of, and the phenomenon of Web 3.0, offers a more interesting and appropriate theoretical grounding for understanding its particularities. Originality/value– The discussion presages five further papers engaged with ICTs in a changing society, each of which similarly addresses novel theoretical understandings.
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
SN  - 0959-3845
DO  - 10.1108/ITP-09-2015-0223
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-09-2015-0223
AU  - Kreps David
AU  - Kimppa Kai
ED  - Dr David Kreps and Dr Kai Kimppa
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Theorising Web 3.0: ICTs in a changing society
T2  - Information Technology & People
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 726
EP  - 741
Y2  - 2024/09/18
ER  -