Read/Write links to Google CEO Eric Schmidt's answer to the question: What is Web 3.0.
What is Web 3.0 according to Google? Small, fast, device independent clients that work with data 'in the cloud' and are spread virally.
Congratulations, Google: You just turned back the hands on the clock about 7 years and invented P2P.
I think there's a subtle but important difference. In Mr. Schmidt's vision, the data is "in the cloud" - I think what he really means is "Google has your data." :) P2P, the data can be kept private to the group of peers - the data is in the cloud of specific peers, not on Google's servers. I think that's a very important distinction for Mr. Schmidt, who Wants Your Data.
"I think there's a subtle but important difference. In Mr. Schmidt's vision, the data is "in the cloud" - I think what he really means is "Google has your data." :)"
David, that cracked me up!
True, the whole point on P2P was that data would exist in hundreds, thousands of places. I think what Google is seeing itself focused as, is the ultimate Peer — that's with a capital 'P'. It never frames itself as a 'centralized' service, only as a 'gateway' to others' data. But, in actuality, it is beginning to absorb all the data, and provide it directly. That big P versus little p.
Perhaps a better term would be P2p.
Or GP2p
Or MyData2MyData
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