One of my favorite blogs about (for the lack of a better word) web stuff is the ReadWriteWeb. Last week they ran a series of posts documenting what the top web trends of 2009 are. I thought it might be an interesting enterprise to list those trends here to see if anyone can make connections between what Doug Engelbart was writing and thinking and demoing back in 1968 with the cutting edge web trends of 2009.
ReadWriteWeb’s top web trends of 2009:
Structured DataThe basic principle of the Web of Data is “unstructured information will give way to structured information – paving the road to more intelligent computing.”
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The Real-Time Web
the Real-Time Web is a new form of communication, it creates a new body of content, it’s immediate, it’s public and has an explicit social graph associated with it, and it carries an implicit model of federation.
- Personalization
Ultimately personalization is about web sites and services giving you what you want, when you want it.
- Mobile Web and Augmented Reality
Augmented reality is “the addition of a layer to the world on your mobile device”
- Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is “when real world objects (such as fridges, lights and toasters) get connected to the Internet.”
So, anyone want to jump in and list where they might see connections with what’s going on now in the world of the web and what Doug Engelbart’s original vision was? You can either respond here in the comments, or on your own blog.
