Theorising web 3.0 : ICTs in a changing society

Kreps, DGP ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5776-2888 and Kimppa, K 2015, 'Theorising web 3.0 : ICTs in a changing society' , Information Technology and People, 28 (4) , pp. 726-741.

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Abstract

Purpose: In this Editorial introduction 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 ICTs. Findings: Along with a summary of approaches to Webs 1.0 and 2.0, the Editors contend that a more complex and post-structuralist 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. Value: The discussion presages five further papers engaged with ICTs in a changing society, each of which similarly addresses novel theoretical understandings.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is the Editorial written by the Guest Editors of the Special Issue on ICTs and a Changing Society
Themes:	Media, Digital Technology and the Creative Economy
Schools:	Schools > Salford Business School > Salford Business School Research Centre
Journal or Publication Title:	Information Technology and People
Publisher:	Emerald
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	0959-3845
Related URLs:	Publication
Funders:	Non funded research
Depositing User:	Dr DGP Kreps
Date Deposited:	28 Sep 2015 15:58
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2022 19:49
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/36694

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