The most pointless example of web 3.0?

For years, high concept action films have been sold to movie studios with one or two line pitches which encapsulate everything worth knowing. For example, for the film Days of Thunder, "Top Gun meets Nascar".

Whenever anyone talks about the next step for the internet, and new technology, it's good practice to use the same rationale. For instance, web 2.0's Wikipedia "An online encyclopedia everyone can contribute to'.

Web 3.0 seems to revolve around an online world in 3D, but noone seems to have come up with any reason why 3D would be preferable to 2D for anything other than gaming.

And the best example of this I've found is 3DMailbox, which you can see in more detail on TheWayoftheWeb, here.

If it isn't easier, quicker, better, or more fun, then why do it?

• Web3.0: Just a question of Semantics
  

Good example of 'cherry picking' technology

With so many social networks, new web apps, and everything but the kitchen sink going online, it's nice to see one business that appears, outwardly at least, to have made a considered decision about the next tool to add to their site.
The classic LinkedIn professional networking site has now added LinkedIn Answers to allow you to get your queries answered by your professional peers and colleagues, and to impress potential employers by answering their questions.
Read more on this at The Way of the Web.