Posts tagged Web 3.0
Social Consolidation
Jan 17th
I have been thinking about Social Consolidation these past few days, following a conversation on Facebook. There are several projects in development which strive to gather all the information and communication streams of several social networking sites and tools into one place. I first began to think about this when I was irritated about having to update my profile picture at all the different sites and apps every time I thought I had a better image of my mug. Now, with Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Foursquare, Yelp, etc. it’s becoming more and more of a chore to keep track of information and people.
I also see these sites and apps taking on more and more ideas of one another. Latest is Yelp adding a “Check in” function to their iPhone app, basically competing with Foursquare. Then I think about the fact that Yelp canceled their deal with Google. What are they planning? Or could another party have a better offer and be more suited? Could Facebook be interested?
Could there be a social consolidation wave coming? Where Facebook will go on a buying spree and thereby add more social functionality and consolidate the information stream? Or will they buy one of the social consolidation apps and provide a concentrated place for all your streams?
Social Consolidation Projects
Threadsy
Raindrop
Google Chrome Extensions Gallery is now live
Dec 8th
Right after releasing the Google Chrome browser for the OS X platform, Google opened the doors to the Browser’s Extension Gallery. Too bad us Mac users can’t use these extensions yet. For you windows users, have a look and see if there’s something useful you can add to your browsing experience. It’s another step in the direction of the Browser as OS.
Google adding new capabilities to mobile search
Dec 7th
TechCrunch reports from Google’s News Event, held today in Mountainview, CA. Some interesting new capabilities are added to their mobile search platform. It all combines well with my earlier thought about gadget consolidation. Google will be adding more voice, location and sight functionality to it’s mobile search apps. For a complete rundown of these new features, head on over to TechCrunch. I wonder what Apple is working on in this area, or if they’ll let Google run the search and suggestion apps on their phones? Nah…
Google rethinks search on the go (TechCrunch)
Streaming media is the way to go
Dec 2nd
It’s great to see this report by Global Web Index analyzed on TechCrunch. Streaming media is the future, either on your Mac or PC, your phone or TV, it’s where you want it, when you want it. No need for large storage space or a physical copy. You just need enough bandwidth and processing power to render HD content. If only the publishers of content would get it through their thick skulls and find innovative ways to make money off of streaming their work, instead of wasting their energy on going after piracy.
More Research To Back The Notion That Streaming Kills Piracy (TechCrunch)
Google halts development of Gears, makes room for HTML 5
Dec 2nd
Another development concerning HTML5. Seems Google is pushing HTML5 by first creating it’s own product to get everybody to see the advantages of the coming HTML5. Nice to be able to do that as a company. Another step in the direction of the Browser OS.
Google halts development of Gears, makes room for HTML 5 — Engadget
How HTML5 Will Change the Way You Use the Web
Dec 1st
Great post on Lifehacker about what HTML5 is and how it will influence the way you will use the web and the way developers will develop for the web. Especially the video embedding could be a major step forward for cross browser, cross platform streaming video content delivery, since you will no longer need to rely on a video plug in like Flash or Quicktime to watch videos on a site. The drag and drop features, as well as the “intelligent” form fields will enable developers to create lean applications, not so dependent on javascript/java libraries or again applications/plugins like Flash.
The browser one step closer to being an operating system.
How HTML5 Will Change the Way You Use the Web – HTML5 – Lifehacker
Web 3.0 – Are We There Yet?
Nov 27th
Great post by Vanessa Miemis about what’s next for the web on the social level. Hope to be able to post some material on the media front soon as well.
I wrote a post a few days ago, Is Twitter a Complex Adaptive System?, that proposed the idea that Twitter may be evolving into an entity of sorts, a collective intelligence. I’ve come across some new posts that are amplifying that meme, and I just want to keep the thoughtstream going.
Semantic Research World Standards
Nov 27th
European researchers have created new tools for semantic technology development which are helping to set the next generation of official standards. The tools also unblock some key bottlenecks in semantic technology.