History of Web 1.0

Web 1.0 was the first stage in the development of the Internet. This period was characterized by the fact that content creators could be counted on one hand, all other Internet users were consumers. At this stage in the development of the Internet, personal sites (business card sites) were popular, consisting of static pages and hosted on web servers managed by an ISP or on free hosting.

At this stage in the development of the Internet, advertising on websites was prohibited; it was practically nowhere to be found. Web 1.0 can be characterized as a content delivery network that allowed information to be displayed on websites. Web 1.0 allowed people to search for information and consume it. There was no interaction with or between users, and there was no user-generated content generated.

Key features of the Web 1.0 period:

1. Static pages.

2. Site content is served from the server file system.

3. Pages are built using Server Side Includes or Common Gateway Interface (CGI).

4. Frames and tables are used to position and align elements on a page.

Web 1.0 was the internet that met the needs of most of the site owners of the day. They needed a tool that provided people with access to their information at any time of the day. And they had this remedy. Web 1.0 also lifted geographic restrictions on information sharing.