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Raiders of the killer dapp.

The article discusses the objective of startups to remake the Internet with blockchain technology. It explains the need of startups to replace Web 2.0 with Web 3.0 in order to achieve its objective. The effect of the growing centralization of the Internet is explored, as well as the popularity of on...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 427; no. 9098; pp. 7 - 9
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 6/30/2018
Subjects:
Internet
Web 2.0
Web 3.0
Blockchains
New business enterprises
Internet software
User interfaces
Computer programming
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the objective of startups to remake the Internet with blockchain technology. It explains the need of startups to replace Web 2.0 with Web 3.0 in order to achieve its objective. The effect of the growing centralization of the Internet is explored, as well as the popularity of online applications that bundle user interface, code and data.