6. Why discuss the future?
build relevant apps
learn the right skills
safeguard your data
invest in relevant companies
It’s All About The Benjamins
Puff Daddy, “No Way Out”, 1997
9. Traditional Method of
Discussing Web History
• 1969 Arpanet
• 1971 Email I Don’t Like That
P. Diddy, “The Saga Continues”, 2001
• 1974 TCP/IP
• 1977 The Modem
• 1978 Bulletin Board System
• 1979 MUD
• 1979 Usenet
• 1984 DNS
• 1988 IRC
• 1991 Web (HTML/HTTP)
• 2004 Web 2.0 / AJAX
19. Gartner Hype Cycle
peak of inflated expectations
plateau of productivity
slope of enlightenment
trough of disillusionment
visibility
technology trigger
time
22. An increasing feeling of
disconnection with the real world
“The more time people spend using the Internet, the more
they lose contact with their social environment.”
(Stanford University Report)
i'm gonna give up my efforts of
becoming a web developer, finish all
my design jobs and start drawing
letters again. one day soon. i think i'm gonna give up
So I'm thinking I might give up the computer/internet for a week.
internet...maybe =/
first myspace goes to shit, then
facebook and now twitter has gone the
same way! i give up with the internet,
where's my pad and pen gone?
34. Summary: The Future Context
• Feeling of Disconnection
• Sophisticated Mobile Ubiquity
• Web Dependence
• Information Overload
• Invisible Infrastructure
• Many Small Producers, Few Platform Providers
What will flourish under these conditions?
50. Technologies I Question
• Adobe AIR
• Semantic Web / RDF
• OpenID / Single Identity / Sign On
• Virtual Worlds
51. Problems To Solve: Technologies?
• People Who Walk Slowly
• Doctor Who Fans
• The Rudimentary Design of The Toilet
• Michael McIntyre
• Recruitment Agents
• Jedward
52. Problems To Solve: Technologies?
• RSS / Content
• Blurring of Work / Personal Lives
• Novices Creating Web Content / Services
• Data / API / Services Search (Broker?)
• SEO
• Spam
• Trust
• Privacy