Comments on: How To Learn About The Web’s Future http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/ Exploring The Intersections Of Technology and Society Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:12:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: How To Predict The Future | How To Split An Atom http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3955 How To Predict The Future | How To Split An Atom Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:12:32 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/#comment-3955 [...] Published by Steve Spalding | Filed under Uncategorized, How To Keep Up futurism readwriteweb web 30I would like to add Richard McManus to the list of Web X.0 prognosticators. Today, amidst the deafening echo of Apple news he has managed to arrange a great post on future web trends. Some of the points that he enumerates, I touched base on in my epic tome on Web 3.0 but a lot of the article provides fresh insight for any web futurist. [...] [...] Published by Steve Spalding | Filed under Uncategorized, How To Keep Up futurism readwriteweb web 30I would like to add Richard McManus to the list of Web X.0 prognosticators. Today, amidst the deafening echo of Apple news he has managed to arrange a great post on future web trends. Some of the points that he enumerates, I touched base on in my epic tome on Web 3.0 but a lot of the article provides fresh insight for any web futurist. [...]

]]> By: Steve http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/comment-page-1/#comment-22593 Steve Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:09:00 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/#comment-22593 I agree completely with the first part, and as for the second part they are working on a robot that can do just that at the University of Florida. It can also be controlled over the web. I'll toss you a link when I find it. I agree completely with the first part, and as for the second part they are working on a robot that can do just that at the University of Florida. It can also be controlled over the web. I'll toss you a link when I find it.

]]> By: Steve http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/comment-page-1/#comment-2300 Steve Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:09:00 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/#comment-2300 I agree completely with the first part, and as for the second part they are working on a robot that can do just that at the University of Florida. It can also be controlled over the web. I'll toss you a link when I find it. I agree completely with the first part, and as for the second part they are working on a robot that can do just that at the University of Florida. It can also be controlled over the web. I’ll toss you a link when I find it.

]]> By: Michael Sommermeyer http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/comment-page-1/#comment-22592 Michael Sommermeyer Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:38:57 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/#comment-22592 In 1993 I was telling my new boss that someday we would be able to create our own newscasts and watch them by selecting the topics we wanted to watch and in the order we wanted to watch them. That vision pretty much is the case today.<br><br>In the future, we'll see information more accessible and shareable across platforms and systems. Currently, there is still a hold on databases and the interfaces that connect them. For instance, it is hard for one system to share its information with another and back again to create a new information bank. Steps are underway to remove this obstacle, but for now, you have to hunt and fight to merge data and it slows down sharing of knowledge. Also, there is a lot of information being created everyday and not much is being done to organize it. Sure we have URL's and other taxonomy, but an idea you have might not reach the masses for quite some time until it reaches a certain level of importance. Eventually, all ideas will have equal weight and will be indexed for instance access.<br><br>From all of this, databases of information and individuals will be able to link together to reduce the amount of effort it takes to share this knowledge and build communities around that data. You will see communities devoted to information gathering and sharing. Crossovers between communities will further merge this data and allow it to be used and re-purposed for many useful applications. Applications will spring up immediately based upon the needs of the user. Sort of like a RNA double helix, people and information will be able to move up and down the chain depending on their needs and their preferences.<br><br>Other than that, I anticipate being able to direct the Coke machine down the hall to not only allow me to purchase a Coke, but send a robot to deliver it. In 1993 I was telling my new boss that someday we would be able to create our own newscasts and watch them by selecting the topics we wanted to watch and in the order we wanted to watch them. That vision pretty much is the case today.

In the future, we'll see information more accessible and shareable across platforms and systems. Currently, there is still a hold on databases and the interfaces that connect them. For instance, it is hard for one system to share its information with another and back again to create a new information bank. Steps are underway to remove this obstacle, but for now, you have to hunt and fight to merge data and it slows down sharing of knowledge. Also, there is a lot of information being created everyday and not much is being done to organize it. Sure we have URL's and other taxonomy, but an idea you have might not reach the masses for quite some time until it reaches a certain level of importance. Eventually, all ideas will have equal weight and will be indexed for instance access.

From all of this, databases of information and individuals will be able to link together to reduce the amount of effort it takes to share this knowledge and build communities around that data. You will see communities devoted to information gathering and sharing. Crossovers between communities will further merge this data and allow it to be used and re-purposed for many useful applications. Applications will spring up immediately based upon the needs of the user. Sort of like a RNA double helix, people and information will be able to move up and down the chain depending on their needs and their preferences.

Other than that, I anticipate being able to direct the Coke machine down the hall to not only allow me to purchase a Coke, but send a robot to deliver it.

]]> By: Michael Sommermeyer http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/comment-page-1/#comment-2289 Michael Sommermeyer Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:38:57 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-learn-about-the-webs-future/#comment-2289 In 1993 I was telling my new boss that someday we would be able to create our own newscasts and watch them by selecting the topics we wanted to watch and in the order we wanted to watch them. That vision pretty much is the case today. In the future, we'll see information more accessible and shareable across platforms and systems. Currently, there is still a hold on databases and the interfaces that connect them. For instance, it is hard for one system to share its information with another and back again to create a new information bank. Steps are underway to remove this obstacle, but for now, you have to hunt and fight to merge data and it slows down sharing of knowledge. Also, there is a lot of information being created everyday and not much is being done to organize it. Sure we have URL's and other taxonomy, but an idea you have might not reach the masses for quite some time until it reaches a certain level of importance. Eventually, all ideas will have equal weight and will be indexed for instance access. From all of this, databases of information and individuals will be able to link together to reduce the amount of effort it takes to share this knowledge and build communities around that data. You will see communities devoted to information gathering and sharing. Crossovers between communities will further merge this data and allow it to be used and re-purposed for many useful applications. Applications will spring up immediately based upon the needs of the user. Sort of like a RNA double helix, people and information will be able to move up and down the chain depending on their needs and their preferences. Other than that, I anticipate being able to direct the Coke machine down the hall to not only allow me to purchase a Coke, but send a robot to deliver it. In 1993 I was telling my new boss that someday we would be able to create our own newscasts and watch them by selecting the topics we wanted to watch and in the order we wanted to watch them. That vision pretty much is the case today.

In the future, we’ll see information more accessible and shareable across platforms and systems. Currently, there is still a hold on databases and the interfaces that connect them. For instance, it is hard for one system to share its information with another and back again to create a new information bank. Steps are underway to remove this obstacle, but for now, you have to hunt and fight to merge data and it slows down sharing of knowledge. Also, there is a lot of information being created everyday and not much is being done to organize it. Sure we have URL’s and other taxonomy, but an idea you have might not reach the masses for quite some time until it reaches a certain level of importance. Eventually, all ideas will have equal weight and will be indexed for instance access.

From all of this, databases of information and individuals will be able to link together to reduce the amount of effort it takes to share this knowledge and build communities around that data. You will see communities devoted to information gathering and sharing. Crossovers between communities will further merge this data and allow it to be used and re-purposed for many useful applications. Applications will spring up immediately based upon the needs of the user. Sort of like a RNA double helix, people and information will be able to move up and down the chain depending on their needs and their preferences.

Other than that, I anticipate being able to direct the Coke machine down the hall to not only allow me to purchase a Coke, but send a robot to deliver it.

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