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# Where We are Headed

## The Future of Web3

There are nearly 300 companies building in the Protocol Labs Network (PLN) as of Jan 2022, and over 50% joined in the last 6 months. As the web3 space accelerates, now is a great time for high-growth researchers & developers inside and outside web3 to ramp up their “InterPlanetary” knowledge and contribute to these cutting-edge technologies.

From core distributed systems engineers, to network researchers, to community managers, to startup operators, there are a vast number of exciting roles and opportunities across PLN teams and companies.

#### The next Internet Revolution | Juan Benet | TEDxSanFrancisco

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_Learn about how important a distributed system like IPFS is in preserving documents, and how we are moving towards a web of the future. Every day hundreds of developers are putting together more of these pieces, and many applications have already been created leveraging this technology. Understand the possibilities that exist for a decentralized, free internet._

#### Welcome to Web 3 | David Diaz | ResNetLab

_See the full set of resources_ [_on the ResNetLab Tutorials page_](https://research.protocol.ai/tutorials/resnetlab-on-tour)

[_From ResNetLab On Tour_](https://research.protocol.ai/tutorials/resnetlab-on-tour/welcome-to-web-3/)

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_Understand the basics of the Protocol Labs network & ecosystem, Web 3.0 blockchains, the semantic web, and the reasons that Protocol Labs is building the backbone for a distributed web. In this module, you’ll hear about issues facing Web 2.0 and motivation for Web 3.0, IPFS and its role in Web 3.0 with location addressing, and exciting projects in the IPFS ecosystem._
