# Web 1.0
Web 1.0 is a term that refers to the first generation of the World Wide Web, which was developed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was characterized by static webpages designed with HTML and served via HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). These pages were typically linked together through hyperlinks, allowing users to navigate between them easily. The content on these websites often included text, images, audio files, and video clips. This version of the internet focused primarily on providing access to information rather than enabling user interaction or two-way communication between online participants.
The introduction of Web 2.0 ushered in a new era where websites began offering interactive features such as forums, search engines, social networks and wikis among others — allowing users to communicate with each other directly without relying solely on website owners for content updates or news distribution . However despite its advancements from what had come before it; some would argue that Web 2.0 still does not provide an optimal platform for decentralized autonomous applications — known better as DApps — compared to what blockchain technology can offer with its cryptographically secured distributed ledger system (DLT).
Although there have been various attempts at integrating blockchain technology into existing web infrastructure over time; most notably within projects like Bitcoin Core’s Lightning Network; this type of integration has yet to become mainstream due to scalability issues surrounding blockchains at present time along with regulatory uncertainty regarding cryptocurrency usage globally just being two examples out many more challenges facing developers looking at creating fully fledged DLT based services running over traditional web protocols today
