Thanks to Google’s impressive doodle, today I not only learned what WWW actually stands for; the World Wide Web (somewhat embarrassed it took me 21 years to learn that one), but I also learned that today marks the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web! What a perfect day to learn what the acronym stands for! #web30
Tim Berners Lee once said
“Suppose all the information stored on computers everywhere were linked. Suppose I could program my computer to create a space in which everything could be linked to everything.” – Tim Berners Lee
This is our reality in 2019.
It’s amazing to think that quite recently, only 30 years ago, the web was non existent, yet now, not a day goes by where we don’t use the web in some form; from a quick google search, simply checking the weather or buying a new outfit from the comfort of your bed. We quite literally have knowledge at our fingertips via the web and we all have Tim Berners Lee to thank for giving us such accessibility and for creating the web as we know it today.
Here’s an interesting video showing the history and growth of the Word Wide Web within the last 30 years.
The expansion of the World Wide Web and technology in 2019 has given to greater opportunities for brands to create a presence online and really changed up the way in which marketing behaviour can be undertaken! Here are a few examples of marketing activities of 2019 that wouldn’t have been possible prior to the creation of the world wide web!
- Social media marketing
- Search engine optimisation (SEO)
- Direct marketing via e-mail
- Online banners and video advertisements
- Brand website
Source: https://blog.thesocialms.com/types-of-digital-marketing-consider-strategy/
Check back weekly for some more information on those topics and more!!
Talking Tech with Bec 
Interesting post, Bec! I think the relevance of the WWW will soar in the coming decades.
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I’m not so sure myself! With the increase of mobile applications and what not, classic browser use has become less and less popular! Time will tell, stay tuned!!
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I think the WWW will definitely soar in the future – I mean, we’ve gone from web 1.0, where content is pushed out to the general population, to 2.0 where users can interact with websites. There’s already a definition for web 3.0 (https://www.techopedia.com/definition/4923/web-30), where the ‘web’: websites, services, and apps, will be so smart that they can feed us exactly what we want.
What are your thoughts Bec?
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Hi Ruben, thanks for your comment!! You do raise some great points. Who knows where the web will take us in the future, but you definitely could be right since everything is becoming so ‘smart’ in this day in age.
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