by Jeff Gibbard on February 3, 2010
I just read this article about HTML 5:
http://gizmodo.com/5461711/giz-explains-why-html5-isnt-going-to-save-the-internet?skyline=true&s=i
The one thing that stuck out at me wasn't how great this technology is. It wasn't how new technologies improve our web experiences. And it wasn't a sense of anger at Apple for not including Flash on their various mobile device, though that fact comes up constantly in this article.
No, what I am left with after reading this is that all those people out there who think that the blue "E" on their desktop is the internet are sadly uninformed and it's ruining it for the rest of us. So go out, tell you friends and family to stop using Internet Explorer. Stop dragging 5-10 years behind. Embrace advancements in technology. It's the same people who right now are using Office 2003 and Windows XP and think why change, this works "just fine?"
Maybe it's the early adopter in me. Maybe it's the gadget-obsession. Maybe it's just that I'm a HUGE nerd. But I can't stand that Internet Explorer in all it's futility and all it's aversion to full standards compliance is STILL the most used browser on the market. I don't really blame people, because most really don't know any better. So it's you job to spread the word. With your help, maybe we can get a better web experience!
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by Jeff Gibbard on January 10, 2010
I found myself wondering this morning: is there going to come a point where the things that were once differentiated as being on the web or that use the prefix E will simply become the norm without the need to spell out that it's on the web? As an example…will E-Commerce ever just become commerce? The question isn't so much about semantics as it is about the need to differentiate products and services delivered via the web. I don't even read a newspaper, but I read many newspaper's website to get my news online…is that still a "newspaper?" E-commerce is the only way I personally buy almost everything…we even order our groceries online, is that still "grocery shopping?"
At some point in history things shift and a newer model displaces the old, and ultimately the novelty of it wears off, the need to name it differently wears off. I just wonder when the first time I'll hear "come visit our store" means go to
http://www.whatever-the-store-name-is.com Currently everyone seems to say, visit us online at…or shop online at… What's so different about shopping at an online store and shopping in a store…except avoiding crowds, finding things easier with less effort and being able to easily do price-comparisons? I guess what I would say is missing is the instant gratification. So I pose this: once a company can deliver you what you order online in the same day you order it (like my groceries), that's when I think you will start to hear people say "I'm going shopping" vs "I'm going shopping online."
So what do you think, when will we begin to stop seeing a differentiation made between in-person, physical items or physical stores and the very same things found online?
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