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Subject:Re: Long vs. Short Web pages From:David Blyth <dblyth -at- QUALCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 1 Nov 1995 19:42:32 -0800
> This comment raises an interesting question. What does the future hold for
> the Web? Will it continue to be a vehicle for content, will its emphasis
> shift toward advertising, or will it become an amalgam of both?
IMHO, the Web is a medium, like TV, movies or newspapers, especially with
the advent of Java. Therefore, the future of Web may be similar to the
past of other mediums.
o First it was be used by technicians as they experimented
o Then by artists to create something new
o Now by commercial interests as advertising Nielsen (sp?) has
even come up with a way to measure popular Web pages.
This suggests that the Web will become both further commercialized and
standardized to the point where TV is at now. I personnally find this
to be exciting and rewarding - it's like living in TV-land right before
the development of "I Love Lucy".
