When the World Wide Web began commercial use in 1988, few suspected how successful it would become. There are now over one hundred million websites and billions of web pages. But as some people are well aware, the Web can be painfully slow for those who connect to the Internet using 56 Kbps modems and telephone lines. Because the data-carrying capacity of telephone lines, known as bandwidth, can be low, receiving electronic data can take a long time. Fortunately new technology has addressed this problem.
Connecting to the Internet using DSL lines, cable, satellite and wireless increases bandwidth dramatically, making the Web much more useful. Increased speed has ignited an explosion of electronic commerce, video on demand, telecommuting, collaborative scientific projects, videoconferencing and virtual environments.
As with the World Wide Web's humble beginnings, the "mobile" or "wireless internet" will see the same explosion as bandwidth increases to magnitudes not seen before. But it's the same internet you say. Well yes and no!
The "Walled Garden" will slowly begin to come down.
Where users once not dare enter, they will soon flock to in masses.
Whether it be com,net,org,mobi etc.. is not relevant, but what is
How will this user choose this new median?
One unavoidable fact remains. How do you fit a square peg in a round hole?
How do you fit a normal website in a 3X3 space?
Will this user carry a phone as large as a laptop screen in his right pocket to enjoy this new experience?
Many parallels can be drawn from our past history. With a few twists.
Ok I’m done.
Connecting to the Internet using DSL lines, cable, satellite and wireless increases bandwidth dramatically, making the Web much more useful. Increased speed has ignited an explosion of electronic commerce, video on demand, telecommuting, collaborative scientific projects, videoconferencing and virtual environments.
As with the World Wide Web's humble beginnings, the "mobile" or "wireless internet" will see the same explosion as bandwidth increases to magnitudes not seen before. But it's the same internet you say. Well yes and no!
The "Walled Garden" will slowly begin to come down.
Where users once not dare enter, they will soon flock to in masses.
Whether it be com,net,org,mobi etc.. is not relevant, but what is
How will this user choose this new median?
One unavoidable fact remains. How do you fit a square peg in a round hole?
How do you fit a normal website in a 3X3 space?
Will this user carry a phone as large as a laptop screen in his right pocket to enjoy this new experience?
Many parallels can be drawn from our past history. With a few twists.
Ok I’m done.
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