Two years ago, I cared little about weblogs, except for the trendwatching entertainment of seeing their increasing popularity.
Now, I get more news and information from them than from TV.
Next year, who can say?
Jeremy Wright calls MySpace "the new blogosphere." Steve Rubel points to sites like YouTube, digg, MySpace and Stupidvideos.com as sites with growing audiences and ascending influence.
The rule about objects in motion tending to remain in motion applies in this case. Web development has momentum. It’s taking place across borders, across platforms, across languages. When a new tool gains traction, it’s only a matter of time before another one, with better features and bigger groups of users or visitors will come along.
I won’t spend a lot of time trying to figure out exactly what the next Big Thing will be. I’ll just keep my eyes and ears open, and my mind as unfettered by assumptions as I can manage. And if I come across the next hot trend before you do, I’ll be sure to mention it on my blog, or whatever tool I’m using at the time.
Tags: digg myspace web2.0 blogs development
1 response so far ↓
1 Dave Traynor // Mar 3, 2006 at 8:41 am
I get the feeling we might not have long to wait for the “next big thing.” Or perhaps the more accurate way to think of it is that it’s happening already, but we’re not always on top of it. The Web has evolved so fast that there are lots of places that are amazingly popular — even while many other users of the Web have never heard of them.
A week ago, I had never heard of YouTube - ever. But since then, I’ve been to the site numerous times and I’ve seen and heard it referenced a lot. It appeared to burst on to the scene but I’m sure that’s not the case for everyone. Bottom line — it’s a lot of fun just participating. Who the heck as time for radio or TV anymore?