The Future of the Internet

I have been reading some articles posted on our GoogleGroups and found the one on "10 Future Web Trends" most interesting... In this final post, I will draw from that article, as well as some of my own thoughts, to talk about what the future of the Internet can and should be.

Semantic Web
One of the things that I liked was the idea of Tim-Berner Lee's Semantic Web. His idea is to have a web that understands everything that i going through it. Imagine the web knowing and understanding all the information that is passing through it. Now, think of how much easier it would be to search and pull out ANYTHING from it: Monumentally easy!

The future currency is not the US Dollar, it is Information. Information is power in the future, and with the Semantic Web, anything is truly possible.

Mobile Internet
The future is also in Mobile Internet... This video says it all....



AMAZING is it not? This can be the future because broadband over mobile networks and hardware like mobile technology are getting cheaper as well as faster. With such technology coming up in the future, integrated with the Semantic Web, the Internet can truly be the network where we all can all live, play and work on.

Online TV
What if one day, we did not have channels on the air anymore? Instead, what if our TVs just neded to connect to the Internet to get shows?

Well: No more schedules, wait times or missing shows. Everything will be on demand, and probably free too. We would be freed from the Starhub Cable Tier subscription packages!

It's current form and incarnation: Youtube, provides video to any body that has an Internet connection and is extremely popular. However, we still have some copyright issues to iron out. Also, the clarity and audio fidelity still needs some work. Over all however, Youtube is a great video sharing site that deserves all accolades conferred to it.

Conclusion
SO... What is the final understanding that I have arrived at? Well...I think the Internet is not an afterthought anymore. It is no longer something that we will LOG ON to. Rather, we will be PLUGGED IN to it more often than not. What I mean to say is that instead of being online purposely, we will soon be unaware of being on it. We will be PLUGGED IN to the machine that is the Internet, it will be natural and therefore, just another part of our lives.

In the Future, we will ALL be PLUGGED IN. Good or Bad? You Decide.

Toodlepips!