Interoperability: Our exciting and terrifying Web3 future

【Author】 Park, Andrew; Wilson, Matthew; Robson, Karen; Demetis, Dionysios; Kietzmann, Jan

【Source】BUSINESS HORIZONS

【影响因子】10.562

【Abstract】This article introduces the next major generational evolution of the web: Web3. We review the fundamental evolution of the internet and the web over the past 3 decades, including a brief presentation of the publications in Business Horizons that are important in a discussion of the emergence of Web3. We then discuss what these recent developments mean to organizations, consumers, and the public. Though the degree to which Web3 will be widely adopted is uncertain, these technologies are already creating both exhilarating and terrifying implications for e-commerce, digital media, online social networking, online marketplaces, search engines, supply chain management, and finance, among others. We propose the consideration and manage-ment of technical, organizational, and regulatory interoperability for Web3 to deliver on its promises of value and that failure to consider these interoperability components may destroy economic value, consumer confidence, or social issues online. We also call on our fellow researchers to focus on these interoperability issues and how they might impact the positive and negative sides of Web3 technologies to help us understand and shape our Web3 future. & COPY; 2022 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

【Keywords】Web3; Blockchain technology; Metaverse; DeFi; Cryptocurrencies

【发表时间】2023 JUL-AUG

【收录时间】2023-07-20

【文献类型】观点阐述

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