The real time Web versus a reasonable time Web
The entire world does not need a real time Web for all of its information needs; getting information in a reasonable time is sufficient to meet many needs (although it may not satisfy all wants).
There are people who would greatly benefit from a real-time Web, including:
- columnists, journalists, pundits
- analysts who track trends and news in any field
- other professionals who depend on timely information as a part of their business
A real time Web supplements text messaging, phone calls, radio, television, and face to face meetings.
Most people don’t need real time information, although they probably want it. We don’t need to know about Michael Jackson, the bubble boy, or Tiger Woods in real time (unless you’re a member of one of the three groups that I mention above). We don’t need to know the results of the latest Apple press conference or trade show in real time (again, unless you belong to one of the groups mentioned above). Weather, disaster, emergency or governmental news are a different story if they give us information that we DO need to know in an instant.
There is a role for a real-time Web, but we don’t need to pump everything through it. A lot of information can be relayed using a reasonable time Web, which technologies like RSS can handle just fine if we can wait extra minutes (or hours, to be fair) to receive information.
Therefore, RSS (Really Simply Syndication) is not dead. Not even close. It’s a useful tool. Prioritizing information needs and delivery speed is the key to determine an adequate mechanism for delivery.
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sexneznakomka:
Interesting, thank u!
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