Comments on: Say hello to the alive web!

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:53:07 +0000

I got here from your recent post regarding the Alive Web infographic and I think you are being a bit too narrow-minded about this concept. You are positing the replacement of one web paradigm (static content) for another. Why do they have to be mutually exclusive? Rather than that, what if social media (twitter, FB, etc) and the focus on interaction/occurrence is connecting the web together? Rather than focusing on these singular experiences like turntable.fm, I believe that social media (and the focus on always-on, interactive exchanges) is knitting the web together making it all alive. Perhaps in the future, you won’t need to announce where you will be. Because the content is connected to you via social media, it is intrinsically a part of the interactions and experiences you have.

By: Corry Bruce

Corry Bruce — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:56:12 +0000

The new USA turntable shows how unconnected the WWW is, so you now need to be American and using Facebook to participate. Amazon in Canada is nothing like its US site, Netflix same thing, great for maybe the US and UK but even they are separated. It’s suppose to be the Worldwide Web but so much content requires a proxy server. Shaw now has unlimited bandwidth but the web has closed down; good thing the NFB is a Canadian site. We also enjoy TWIT.TV & Revision 3, but what if they get restricted by government or US bandwidth from carriers. The mobile world allows us to communicate on the go but only in the bubble inside the bubble.

By: Guillaume Decugis

Guillaume Decugis — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:33:11 +0000

I think actually MMORPG were the early precursors of this trend. Turntable.fm is probably showing us it crossed the chasm to a mainstream audience. Nice analysis! Thanks.

By: André Galdino

André Galdino — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:54:46 +0000

No, it’s not alive.
Here in Brazil it’s as dead as a parrot!

Pollyyyyyyyyy

By: Corry Bruce

Corry Bruce — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:46:49 +0000

Hate that it goes through Facebook, sounds like a great idea that is marginalized to just Facebookers. Not sure I need yet another membership; I got “Cool Reader” over “Kindle” on Android cause one required registering. Love music, not Facebook. Think Zuk is great and Social Network great but why so often do I need to join a 3rd party to use a 1st party.

By: Shyam Subramanyan

Shyam Subramanyan — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:17:40 +0000

Not sure if I agree that this is the future. Continuous synchronous interaction (except for chat as a communication tool) is not sustainable. Sure it’s addictive and novel, but at some point you have to kick the habit.

Asynchronous interaction is still the most sustainable form of social interaction for *most* people.

Remember Second Life?

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:38:53 +0000

Anybody want to hook me up with a Turntable.fm invite? :)

By: scott

scott — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:56:26 +0000

dude, lots of smart things said here, and turntable.fm is an fun app (er weekend project), but it’s not an f-ing paradigm shift. it spread like wildfire – to a few thousand people. the same few thousand who use everything that’s new and shiny. point is, this type of interaction has been around for a long time… they’re called massive multiplayer games.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:36:33 +0000

For now you need a Facebook account and a friend who is already on the service to join in.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:29:07 +0000

Todd

You and I are not too far off in optimizing around attention. Attention is driven by understanding human emotions and as a result that is what drives engagement. I have written about that topic in the past and pointed to the same approach as you argue.