Comments on: Web 2.0 as the Era of Interfaces http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/ A Blog about Social Web Design Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:15:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Web 2.0 » Blog Archives » … been noticing a lot of Web 2.0-style http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-23152 Web 2.0 » Blog Archives » … been noticing a lot of Web 2.0-style Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:51:33 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-23152 [...] have been calling “Web 2.0 a buzzword lately. … Archived in Software | Trackback | del.icio.us | Top OfPage [...] [...] have been calling “Web 2.0 a buzzword lately. … Archived in Software | Trackback | del.icio.us | Top OfPage [...]

]]> By: monkey » Web 2.0 technology http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-17590 monkey » Web 2.0 technology Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:58:04 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-17590 [...] Whether or not we call it Web 2.0 “I believe that we’re seeing a huge shift right now: to the Era of Interfaces.” -Web 2.0 as the Era of Interfaces   [...] [...] Whether or not we call it Web 2.0 “I believe that we’re seeing a huge shift right now: to the Era of Interfaces.” -Web 2.0 as the Era of Interfaces   [...]

]]> By: intruder’s register » web 2.0 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1419 intruder’s register » web 2.0 Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:02:56 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1419 [...] Web 2.0 as the Era of Interfaces [...] [...] Web 2.0 as the Era of Interfaces [...]

]]> By: nerd.newburyport http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1301 nerd.newburyport Thu, 11 Aug 2005 03:53:01 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1301 <strong>What's This Web 2.0 Stuff</strong> I don't really mean to be contrary (No, really, I don't). But I don't get all this Web 2.0 stuff. Yes, I've read about [Tim Bray's discomfort with the Web 2.0 moniker](http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2005/08/04/Web-2.0). And I've read [Tim... What’s This Web 2.0 Stuff

I don’t really mean to be contrary (No, really, I don’t). But I don’t get all this Web 2.0 stuff. Yes, I’ve read about [Tim Bray's discomfort with the Web 2.0 moniker](http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2005/08/04/Web-2.0). And I’ve read [Tim…

]]> By: Josh http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1270 Josh Wed, 03 Aug 2005 13:41:59 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1270 I'll buy the biggest impact notion, if you like. I'm not sure there is a big distinction between awareness and impact...over time. By mobile technology you are including mobile interfaces, which I would argue are only widely enabled by having both kinds of interfaces that we're seeing now: interaction and programming interfaces. In the past, it was possible to do this stuff with proprietary technology. For example, a company could have made a soup-to-nuts tool that included a mobile interface. I argue, or am beginning to get my thoughts around, the significant difference that occurs when these things are open, so that anybody can create interfaces to any kind of content to be delivered anywhere. The fact that I could soon find a house to buy while cruising the streets by simply looking up <a href="http://housingmaps.com" rel="nofollow">Housingmaps.com</a> via my cell phone is rather mind blowing... BTW: I'm reading Interface Culture right now, in fact, thanks in no small part to your recent post on it. Perhaps I'll catch up to you soon. :) I’ll buy the biggest impact notion, if you like. I’m not sure there is a big distinction between awareness and impact…over time.

By mobile technology you are including mobile interfaces, which I would argue are only widely enabled by having both kinds of interfaces that we’re seeing now: interaction and programming interfaces.

In the past, it was possible to do this stuff with proprietary technology. For example, a company could have made a soup-to-nuts tool that included a mobile interface. I argue, or am beginning to get my thoughts around, the significant difference that occurs when these things are open, so that anybody can create interfaces to any kind of content to be delivered anywhere.

The fact that I could soon find a house to buy while cruising the streets by simply looking up Housingmaps.com via my cell phone is rather mind blowing…

BTW: I’m reading Interface Culture right now, in fact, thanks in no small part to your recent post on it. Perhaps I’ll catch up to you soon. :)

]]> By: Noah Brier http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1269 Noah Brier Wed, 03 Aug 2005 13:01:02 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1269 I'm not sure that an era is defined by awareness, I think an era is typically defined by the tool which makes the largest impact. It's quite possible that with the massive amounts of data floating around and the ubiquitousness of digital technology that the digital interface could become the defining tool of a generation. On the other hand, mobile technology (the real stuff, not the laptops of today) may be a serious threat to the era title. Although interfaces may play a more important part than the tools (you could argue that for almost any age probably), mobile technology could end up overshadowing it in the future. Thanks for insighting some thinking, Josh. I like this stuff. Also, have you read Steven Johnson's Interface Culture? I’m not sure that an era is defined by awareness, I think an era is typically defined by the tool which makes the largest impact. It’s quite possible that with the massive amounts of data floating around and the ubiquitousness of digital technology that the digital interface could become the defining tool of a generation. On the other hand, mobile technology (the real stuff, not the laptops of today) may be a serious threat to the era title. Although interfaces may play a more important part than the tools (you could argue that for almost any age probably), mobile technology could end up overshadowing it in the future.

Thanks for insighting some thinking, Josh. I like this stuff. Also, have you read Steven Johnson’s Interface Culture?

]]> By: Josh http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1268 Josh Tue, 02 Aug 2005 22:33:19 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1268 Noah, excellent question. I would definitely agree that whatever we are in has caused us to have more awareness of interfaces than before. In fact, awareness might be how you could define an era: what are people aware of? If it is interfaces, then we might be in an era of interfaces. You may have gotten close to what an era truly is... We've had iron since the Iron Age, but there was only one Iron Age: a period of intense development when iron was the center of attention...perhaps we're in an analogous age or era with interfaces. Also, there was a tremendous amount of work done in the interface arena back in the 80's during the PC revolution. I would say that the era we're currently in is different from that because now we've added <em>public</em> programming interfaces, which allow for shared data, and thus allow interaction interfaces built on top of them that anybody can use. Quite a startling difference, I think, and that's why I used "era of interfaces" to describe today's environment. Noah, excellent question. I would definitely agree that whatever we are in has caused us to have more awareness of interfaces than before. In fact, awareness might be how you could define an era: what are people aware of? If it is interfaces, then we might be in an era of interfaces. You may have gotten close to what an era truly is…

We’ve had iron since the Iron Age, but there was only one Iron Age: a period of intense development when iron was the center of attention…perhaps we’re in an analogous age or era with interfaces.

Also, there was a tremendous amount of work done in the interface arena back in the 80’s during the PC revolution. I would say that the era we’re currently in is different from that because now we’ve added public programming interfaces, which allow for shared data, and thus allow interaction interfaces built on top of them that anybody can use. Quite a startling difference, I think, and that’s why I used “era of interfaces” to describe today’s environment.

]]> By: Noah Brier http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1267 Noah Brier Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:52:17 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1267 I admit that I have not read all your interface posts (please forgive me), but reading this immediately made me ask one question: Is it really an era of interfaces or is it an era of interface awareness? Maybe you've answered it elsewhere, but interfaces have existed for ages, we've just normally been content to let them fade to the background. What's the big difference now? (Like I said, just smack me in the face with the appropriate link and tell me to shutup if the answer's as easy as that.) I admit that I have not read all your interface posts (please forgive me), but reading this immediately made me ask one question: Is it really an era of interfaces or is it an era of interface awareness? Maybe you’ve answered it elsewhere, but interfaces have existed for ages, we’ve just normally been content to let them fade to the background. What’s the big difference now? (Like I said, just smack me in the face with the appropriate link and tell me to shutup if the answer’s as easy as that.)

]]> By: bill h-d http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1266 bill h-d Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:15:09 +0000 http://bokardo.com/archives/web-20-as-the-era-of-interfaces/#comment-1266 Sounds like somebody ought to write a book... :) Sounds like somebody ought to write a book… :)

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