World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (often capitalized as “The Web”) is a global system of interlinked hypertext documents and other resources accessed via the Internet, which enabled unprecedented personal publishing, social interaction, and economic activity. The term also encompasses its evolution into “Web 2.0,” referring to the participatory and social-media-driven phase of the web that emerged in the 2000s.

Claims that use this term

• The Web 2.0 label faded as the term social media took over
• The Web enabled individuals to apply corporate branding strategies to themselves
• The Web 2.0 hype cycle promised social revolution and immense wealth.