Is web 3.0 (the intelligent web) nearly here?

Web 3.0 is a way of describing the next step in the internet evolution where websites/applications will be able to link data more intelligently.

Nova Spivack defines Web 3.0 as the third decade of the Web (2010–2020) during which he suggests several major complementary technology trends will reach new levels of maturity simultaneously. This stage of the web is shown in the graph (top left) which illustrates the history/future of the web.

The following websites are developing Web 3.0 ideas and are linking data in a more intelligently way. Subsequetly these websites have been described as the begginings of Web 3.0. Consequently Web 3.0 may be here already.

www.cooliris.com – A streamlined search engine for finding rich media content.
www.peer39.com - Peer39 is the global leader in semantic advertising solutions.
www.powerset.com – Semantic Search Engine from Microsoft.
www.qik.com – Stream live video from your phone. This is very cool (although not on the iPhone yet, should be an app soon though).
www.twine.com – Collect and share all the content you find on the web
www.gnipcentral.com – Similar to twine.

Eric Shmidt on Web 3.0:

Cooliris on the iPhone

Cooliris formerly known as PicLens, is a web browser application made by Cooliris that provides interactive 3D cinematic style views of online images and videos. This online application could be argued as the beginnings of a Web 3.0 search engine for videos and images. Visually it is stunning and is a very intuitive way of sifting through relevant media-rich content.

A free app for the iPhone has just been released by Cooliris, so you can now experience this great visual search engine on the move. The Cooliris way of searching really comes to life on the iPhone, which incorporates the touch screen, zoom function, and the accelerometer, where all benefit the Cooliris iPhone app. It is a very streamlined interface!

Cooliris for the iPhone can also bring you the latest news in a hassle-free manner. All of the Discover feeds and search engines that are available on the web plug-in are available on the iPhone, so you’ll always have the latest current events at your fingertips on the move.

Cooliris aim to bring even more search options to their iPhone app, which take advantage of the iPhone’s unique interface.

http://www.cooliris.com/