Building on the ideas expressed in last month's newsletter about trend spotting, cross pollination and lateral thinking, it's interesting to learn that the internet is moving in a direction that will support all web pages and sites to function in a more relational way. This evolution could make it easier for more people to find the information they are looking for, while at the same time being able to see that information within different contexts and being able to drill down deeper to make more detailed connections.
For most of us using the internet is something we just do without much thought or care about the underlying structures or processes that allow for near instantaneous access to billions of web pages. The limitations present in first generation web pages (which were static 'pages' ) were innovatively removed by standards which allowed interaction and user generated content. These second generation web pages evolved to support social networking and various connections between human beings.
To read the full, original article click on this link: March 2010 Newsletter
Author: Michael Kaufman
