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Book SynopsisBuckle up for a fascinating journey through layers of insight and metaphors that explain the past, present, and future of the Web. Readers from all walks of life will learn something ancient, something novel, and something practical. Those who give it careful consideration will never see the Web the same way again.
This book proclaims into existence decentralized public space above the webpage that enables the shift from personal to collective computing. The Web's next frontier is the Metaweb, a hyper-dimensional web over Today's Web that connects people and information silos, with accountability and fair value exchange. The Metaweb can drastically reduce false information, abuse, and scams, as well as enable the unprecedented level of collaboration needed to address humanity's global challenges. The book posits a symbiotic relationship between AI and the Metaweb, where AI assists in generating, organizing, and curating content, while the Metaweb provides the necessary constraints, data, and context for AI to function effectively, transparently, and in alignment with humanity. The AI-assisted collaboration among humans on the Metaweb will enable a vast collective intelligence and the capture of tremendous untapped value.
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Trade Review"When the general population got on the Web, we saw a sea change in the diversity of online applications and content. Alongside the smartphone, we have seen a rapidly proliferating array of behaviors, content, incentives, and side effects, most of which were not squarely on our radar 50 years ago... I agree with the premise that accountability is an important consideration for the next iteration of the Web. While I have concerns around scalability and implementation, the notion of a meta-environment above the webpage is directionally interesting. Overall, the book presents a creative argument that warrants further discussion and exploration."
~ Vint Cerf, One of the Fathers of the Internet & co-founder of the People Centered Internet
"When the general population got on the Web, we saw a sea change in the diversity of online applications and content. Alongside the smartphone, we have seen a rapidly proliferating array of behaviors, content, incentives, and side effects, most of which were not squarely on our radar 50 years ago... I agree with the premise that accountability is an important consideration for the next iteration of the Web. While I have concerns around scalability and implementation, the notion of a meta-environment above the webpage is directionally interesting. Overall, the book presents a creative argument that warrants further discussion and exploration."
~ Vint Cerf, One of the Fathers of the Internet & co-founder of the People Centered Internet
Table of ContentsPreamble. Introduction.
Part One. Today’s Web
1. It’s Probably Nothing. 2. The Three Generations of the Web. 3. The Vagaries of Today’s Web. 4. Pay With Your Attention. 5. Are We Cognitively Free?
Part Two. What We Need
6. What the World Needs Now. 7. A Web that Supports the Shift.
Part Three. The Metaweb
8. The Big Missing Feature of The Web. 9. The Emergence of the Metaweb. 10. The Cairns in the Rabbit Hole. 11. The Link and the Bridge. 12. The Overweb Pattern. 13. Fixing the Web. 14. Into the Looking Glass. 15. What Becomes Possible. 16. Your Move.
Epilogue: United we Compute or Divided We Fall. Glossary.
