It's About Connections

@KhrisLoux CEO of JS-Kit - Creators of Echo Co-Authors: @EricBlantz, @ChrisSaad

synapticweb.org

A Synapse is the connection between two neurons in the brain.

In the Synaptic Web the connections between objects are more important , than the objects themselves.

Looking at the nodes but start paying attention to the space between them .

How are those connections changing to produce new experiences?

Real-time Connections

Past: Email
Full attention
Task orientated
Folder Metaphor
No URL
Long-form

Future: Streams
Partial attention
Flow metaphor
Permalink for each item
Short-form
Sum greater than the parts

New Types of Connections

New Types of Connections AR screenshot or video Video + GeoLocation + Directories + Personal Interests = Augmented Reality

More Connections

More Connections video of old quicktime 3d sphere Remember Quicktime VR? 1 long image, 1 author, Stationary 3D Experience

More Connections Microsoft Photosynth 100s of images, 100s of authors, Composite 3D Experience

Organic Connections

Organic Connections hub and spoke diagram

Organic Connections peer-2-peer diagram

Implicit Connections

The Facebook interest field... who actually updates this or even provides anything more than the broadest information?

Twitter and Facebook status updates have more more accurate and interesting implicit data about your changing interests

These are @chrissaad's actual interests Today. They will change tomorrow Generated by mytweetcloud.com

Deeper Connections

VS Just a link Deep Integration

Instead of embedding links users can start embedding functionality

Start looking more closely at the connections .

Synaptic Web; The Un-written Bits ...

If everything that is known about an object is attached to it - How would this affect Search?

When all your communication patterns are observable, what's the use of 'Friend' button?

When everything about you is organically connected, how would this affect Transparency?

@KhrisLoux CEO of JS-Kit - Creators of Echo Co-Authors: @EricBlantz, @ChrisSaad

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by Chris Saad on Nov 12, 2009