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# Web 3.0 Formula
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/web-30-formula/
- Published: 2007-09-25T02:29:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-02T04:35:15.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: ideas, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

Sramana Mitra has articulated a formula to explain the diference between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 - this a nice encapsulation of a complex set of ideas!  
  
"3C = Content, Commerce, Community 4th C = Context P = Personalization VS = Vertical Search  
  
This, I submit, is the formula for the future: Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS). "