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The Future of the Web: Where Will We Be in Five Years?

posted by Scott on November 5th, 2009

I’ve been slacking on my blog duties, so I wanted to try to get back into the swing of things. Instead of doing my own writeup though, I’m going to post an interesting article that I read this morning. Thanks to Cameron at noupe for the great piece.

“We’re approaching the end of 2009, and many people are wondering what the future will bring. While no one can predict for sure what the Internet holds in its future, there are indicators and trends that can point us in the right direction.

A ton of technologies are ripe for further development in the coming few years. Social media and related apps are definitely going to be at the forefront of the Web for a long time. But plenty of other technologies are on the verge of becoming mainstream, either because of more social acceptance or because of advancements in hardware and applications. Read on for 15 predictions about the future of the Web.”

Read the article

Benefits of web-based applications

posted by Scott on February 13th, 2009

Below are some excerpts from an article that I had written for Smart Company magazine, so I thought I’d go ahead and post it to our blog.

Get Your Office Off the Treadmill of Traditional Software and Online for the Benefits of Web-based Applications

I’m about to send the draft of this story to the editor by e-mail through my free Gmail account with Google. There. I just used a Web-based application to complete a business transaction. Now that I’m done, I might do some shopping on Amazon or e-Bay, check in with my friends on FaceBook, and then update my fitness and nutrition schedule at SparkPeople.

Whether you’re aware of it or not, every day most of us already employ Web-based applications on our computers — from e-mail and retail to wikis, discussion boards, blogs and role-playing games. So don’t be intimidated by the term when it comes to using this free or low-cost technology to benefit your business. Simply put, a “Web-based application” is just software that comes from and remains on the Web. These tools and utilities run on a remote server rather than your desktop computer or network. You access them through your browser, like Internet Explorer, Safari or Firefox. They don’t need to be downloaded, installed or configured — and most importantly in these belt-tightening times, the software often doesn’t even need to be purchased. Read more »

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