Tuesday, January 23, 2007

What's After What's Next?


Now that collaboration tools like wikis and widgets of Web 2.0 are established enough for business software companies like SAP and IBM to steer applications in their direction, it's time to think about what might be next.

Predicting the future can be a tough gig. (Even when you know the teams.)
Looking past the shift to collaborative content, what's in the next version of the internet? Or what about Web 4.0? Perhaps it's something as Seth Godin suggests that taps you on the shoulder.

Boost's "loopt" is already heading this direction with cell phones. When you're within range of someone in your network, your phone tells you. It can also recommend (or not) a place for dinner based on your network's comments. Prescient or Citroen? Only time will tell.