The WTF of the WWW
Growing pains of a software delivery platform
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Welcome to the World Wide Web!
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</TABLE>Virtual Economies
"By 2005 or so,
it will become clear that the Internet's impact
on the economy has
been no greater
than the fax machine"
Paul Krugman
Virtual Economies
"By 2005 or so,
it will become clear that the Internet's impact
on the economy has
been no greater
than the fax machine"
Paul Krugman
Virtual Economies
"By 2005 or so,
it will become clear that the Internet's impact
on the economy has
been no greater
than the fax machine"
Paul Krugman
Virtual Economies
"By 2005 or so,
it will become clear that the Internet's impact
on the economy has
been no greater
than the fax machine"
Paul Krugman
Virtual Economies
"By 2005 or so,
it will become clear that the Internet's impact
on the economy has
been no greater
than the fax machine"
Paul Krugman
Virtual Economies
"By 2005 or so,
it will become clear that the Internet's impact
on the economy has
been no greater
than the fax machine"
Paul Krugman
Virtual Economies
"By 2005 or so,
it will become clear that the Internet's impact
on the economy has
been no greater
than the fax machine"
Paul Krugman
Virtual Economies
Paul Krugman
"By 2005 or so,
it will become clear that the Internet's impact
on the economy has
been no greater
than the fax machine"
"By 2005 or so,
it will become clear that the Internet's impact
on the economy has
been no greater
than the fax machine"
Paul Krugman
Virtual Economies
A Toy for Kids
Brian McCullough
How the Internet Happened (2018)
"... touting it as a revolutionary medium that would completely change our lives. [...] others who looked at the net and saw, yes, a toy. And we have to admit that these skeptics had a valid point of view, even with the benefit of hindsight. Because so much of the early web was decidedly amateur."
A Toy for Kids
Brian McCullough
How the Internet Happened (2018)
"... touting it as a revolutionary medium that would completely change our lives. [...] others who looked at the net and saw, yes, a toy. And we have to admit that these skeptics had a valid point of view, even with the benefit of hindsight. Because so much of the early web was decidedly amateur."
A Toy for Kids
Brian McCullough
How the Internet Happened (2018)
"... touting it as a revolutionary medium that would completely change our lives. [...] others who looked at the net and saw, yes, a toy. And we have to admit that these skeptics had a valid point of view, even with the benefit of hindsight. Because so much of the early web was decidedly amateur."
A Toy for Kids
Brian McCullough
How the Internet Happened (2018)
"... touting it as a revolutionary medium that would completely change our lives. [...] others who looked at the net and saw, yes, a toy. And we have to admit that these skeptics had a valid point of view, even with the benefit of hindsight. Because so much of the early web was decidedly amateur."
A Toy for Kids
Brian McCullough
How the Internet Happened (2018)
"... touting it as a revolutionary medium that would completely change our lives. [...] others who looked at the net and saw, yes, a toy. And we have to admit that these skeptics had a valid point of view, even with the benefit of hindsight. Because so much of the early web was decidedly amateur."
A Toy for Kids
Brian McCullough
How the Internet Happened (2018)
"... touting it as a revolutionary medium that would completely change our lives. [...] others who looked at the net and saw, yes, a toy. And we have to admit that these skeptics had a valid point of view, even with the benefit of hindsight. Because so much of the early web was decidedly amateur."
A Toy for Kids
Brian McCullough
How the Internet Happened (2018)
"... touting it as a revolutionary medium that would completely change our lives. [...] others who looked at the net and saw, yes, a toy. And we have to admit that these skeptics had a valid point of view, even with the benefit of hindsight. Because so much of the early web was decidedly amateur."
Brian McCullough
How the Internet Happened (2018)
“Hi, my name is . . . Slim Shady. No, really, my name is Slim Shady. Just kidding, my name is Mark Zuckerberg (for those of you that don’t know me) and I live in a small town near the massive city of New York. I am currently 15 years old and I just finished freshman year in high school."
Web 2.0
The Future of Yesterday
"Since its first usage in 2004, Web 2.0 has often been dismissed as a catchphrase. Indeed, web applications that act like desktop programs and encourage collaboration and community have risen and fallen faddishly. [...] A new generation of web applications, technology and, most significantly, users are predicted."
Design Indaba
Design Indaba lines up the beta generation (2007)
The Future of Yesterday
"Since its first usage in 2004, Web 2.0 has often been dismissed as a catchphrase. Indeed, web applications that act like desktop programs and encourage collaboration and community have risen and fallen faddishly. [...] A new generation of web applications, technology and, most significantly, users are predicted."
Design Indaba
Design Indaba lines up the beta generation (2007)
The Future of Yesterday
"Since its first usage in 2004, Web 2.0 has often been dismissed as a catchphrase. Indeed, web applications that act like desktop programs and encourage collaboration and community have risen and fallen faddishly. [...] A new generation of web applications, technology and, most significantly, users are predicted."
Design Indaba
Design Indaba lines up the beta generation (2007)
The Future of Yesterday
"Since its first usage in 2004, Web 2.0 has often been dismissed as a catchphrase. Indeed, web applications that act like desktop programs and encourage collaboration and community have risen and fallen faddishly. [...] A new generation of web applications, technology and, most significantly, users are predicted."
Design Indaba
Design Indaba lines up the beta generation (2007)
The Roots
"Even your grand-mother can recognize a Web page by its typical brochure-like displays of Times or Arial text, eye-grabbing graphics, and highlighted hyper-links. What we need to remember, though, is that the Web, as we know it now, is a fleeting thing. [...] The Web will be understood not as screenfuls of text and graphics but as a transport mechanism, the ether through which interactivity happens."
Darcy DiNucci
Print Magazine (1999)
"Even your grand-mother can recognize a Web page by its typical brochure-like displays of Times or Arial text, eye-grabbing graphics, and highlighted hyper-links. What we need to remember, though, is that the Web, as we know it now, is a fleeting thing. [...] The Web will be understood not as screenfuls of text and graphics but as a transport mechanism, the ether through which interactivity happens."
Darcy DiNucci
Print Magazine (1999)
The Roots
"Even your grand-mother can recognize a Web page by its typical brochure-like displays of Times or Arial text, eye-grabbing graphics, and highlighted hyper-links. What we need to remember, though, is that the Web, as we know it now, is a fleeting thing. [...] The Web will be understood not as screenfuls of text and graphics but as a transport mechanism, the ether through which interactivity happens."
Darcy DiNucci
Print Magazine (1999)
The Roots
"Even your grand-mother can recognize a Web page by its typical brochure-like displays of Times or Arial text, eye-grabbing graphics, and highlighted hyper-links. What we need to remember, though, is that the Web, as we know it now, is a fleeting thing. [...] The Web will be understood not as screenfuls of text and graphics but as a transport mechanism, the ether through which interactivity happens."
Darcy DiNucci
Print Magazine (1999)
The Roots
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"Well, design is a messed up premise because it was made when there was only wood, metal, glass, and our hands. Whereas the computational world is using alien materials, and in a world of alien materials, the nature of products and design should change. [...] Design is now maturing — expect some awkwardness"
Digital Product Design
John Maeda
How to Speak Machine (2019)
John Maeda
How to Speak Machine (2019)
"Well, design is a messed up premise because it was made when there was only wood, metal, glass, and our hands. Whereas the computational world is using alien materials, and in a world of alien materials, the nature of products and design should change. [...] Design is now maturing — expect some awkwardness"
Digital Product Design
"Well, design is a messed up premise because it was made when there was only wood, metal, glass, and our hands. Whereas the computational world is using alien materials, and in a world of alien materials, the nature of products and design should change. [...] Design is now maturing — expect some awkwardness"
Digital Product Design
John Maeda
How to Speak Machine (2019)
"Well, design is a messed up premise because it was made when there was only wood, metal, glass, and our hands. Whereas the computational world is using alien materials, and in a world of alien materials, the nature of products and design should change. [...] Design is now maturing — expect some awkwardness"
Digital Product Design
John Maeda
How to Speak Machine (2019)
"Well, design is a messed up premise because it was made when there was only wood, metal, glass, and our hands. Whereas the computational world is using alien materials, and in a world of alien materials, the nature of products and design should change. [...] Design is now maturing — expect some awkwardness"
Digital Product Design
John Maeda
How to Speak Machine (2019)
"Well, design is a messed up premise because it was made when there was only wood, metal, glass, and our hands. Whereas the computational world is using alien materials, and in a world of alien materials, the nature of products and design should change. [...] Design is now maturing — expect some awkwardness"
Digital Product Design
John Maeda
How to Speak Machine (2019)
"Well, design is a messed up premise because it was made when there was only wood, metal, glass, and our hands. Whereas the computational world is using alien materials, and in a world of alien materials, the nature of products and design should change. [...] Design is now maturing — expect some awkwardness"
Digital Product Design
John Maeda
How to Speak Machine (2019)
r/theblunderyears
Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
Credited Crew: 7
Marvel Avengers: Endgame (2019)
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