Tag Archives: web 3.0

Followup: In a next evolution of the web public interaction will be less important

Posted on May 23, 2008 by vanelsas

Yesterday I wrote down my thoughts on what the next generation might do on the web compared to our generation. My main point was that I felt they would find the public interaction that this generation is now discovering less … Continue reading →

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In the next evolution of the web public interaction will be less important

Posted on May 21, 2008 by vanelsas

One of the things that pops into my mind when I look at what most of us call web 2.0 is that this era can be marked as an era where every user can be a public figure. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing, microformats, new generation, semantic web, user centric web, web 2.0, web 3.0 | Tagged , , , , , , | 29 Comments

The noise in Web 2.0 is mainly a Tech Elite’s problem

Posted on April 18, 2008 by vanelsas

Erick Schonfeld has a funny article today on TechCrunch in which he predicts/hopes that web 3.0 is about removing the noise. We all recognize the problem he describes. He is in so many different networks with so many followers that … Continue reading →

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Dreaming away about a user centric web

Posted on March 26, 2008 by vanelsas

FactoryJoe wrote an interesting post earlier called “Relationships are complicated”. In this post he talks about the (technical) difficulties to support complex (on-line) relationships. He provides (an excellent) example of the way Facebook deals with this complexity, reducing your relationship … Continue reading →

Posted in destination service, Facebook, FactoryJoe, Portable contact list, Social Graph, social interaction, social networks, Uncategorized, user centric web, web 3.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Friendfeed a destination site, that is soooo web 2.0!

Posted on March 18, 2008 by vanelsas

Michael Arrington writes this morning about the fast growing aggregator service called Friendfeed. After launch, just one month ago the ex-Google founders already see a steady climb of users. Most likely because a number of power users like Robert Scoble … Continue reading →

Posted in destination service, Friendfeed, Jaiku, Michael Arrington, Robert Scoble, Twitter, user centric web, web 2.0, web 3.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Freedom to the people (part 2)

Posted on December 11, 2007 by vanelsas

In a previous post I talked about some major changes I would like to see happening to the current web. The most important aspect of that is to provide the user freedom again. I said: More than 2006, when Time … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander van Elsas, Beacon, business model, Data Portability, Facebook, Flickr, freedom, interaction, on-line advertisement, privacy, Real life, social networks, SocialAds, Uncategorized, user centric web, web 2.0, web 3.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Freedom to the people

Posted on December 7, 2007 by vanelsas

We are nearing the end of 2007 so human nature forces me to look back and forth, thinking about things that happened and things to come. I am by no means a good trend or technology predictor, but here’s my … Continue reading →

Posted in Android Mobile OS, Beacon, business model, Facebook, freedom, Google, iPhone, Mobile Internet, OpenSocial, social networks, Uncategorized, web 2.0, web 3.0 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The user doesn’t care about Web 3.0 or the Social Graph

Posted on November 22, 2007 by vanelsas

Interesting post by Sir Tim Berners-Lee about the developments of the Social Graph. He writes: We are all interested in friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances. There is a lot of blogging about the strain, and total frustration that, while you … Continue reading →

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