What the Google Web will look like in 10 years by Devindra Hardawar, Pingdom (Dec 9)
Looks out 10 years to see a faster Internet (especially if you use Chrome as the browser), much more use of web applications in the Cloud, ubiquitous access, extensive collaboration enabled in large part by Google Wave, and Google Android the king of mobile.
Of interest about Google Wave: "Real-time updating, threaded conversations, and the ability to play back updates all end up making Google Wave the best collaborative resource on the Web. It’s better than Google Docs for simultaneous collaboration because of the real-time updates (instead of the “whenever it feels like it” updating of Docs), and the threaded conversation allow for some order amidst the collaborative chaos. And to make even further sense of how the conversation evolved, the ability to play back edits is immensely useful."
10 years is probably too long a frame. Could all be with us in less than 5.
Posted by Gwen at December 14, 2009 02:57 AM