Technology and Services Convergence When are really, really connected

The Past – System Separation Independent, highly useful systems Sadly, the systems did not interact with each other

Independent, highly useful systems

Sadly, the systems did not interact with each other

Some Examples Online email – Hotmail, yahoo mail, etc Myspace – really started as an island Flickr – to store pictures Blogspot / Wordpress to store a blog Tons and Tons of separate websites / other peoples blogs

Online email – Hotmail, yahoo mail, etc

Myspace – really started as an island

Flickr – to store pictures

Blogspot / Wordpress to store a blog

Tons and Tons of separate websites / other peoples blogs

Let's pick on Instant Messengers.... AIM MSN ICQ GoogleTalk Ichat Sure there are clients that can talk to all of them, but what a hassle to have your contacts spread out amongst so many different networks.

AIM

MSN

ICQ

GoogleTalk

Ichat

Sure there are clients that can talk to all of them, but what a hassle to have your contacts spread out amongst so many different networks.

Problems that arise Easy to misplace information Limited to the features of whatever tool the author picked Must have common set of services

Easy to misplace information

Limited to the features of whatever tool the author picked

Must have common set of services

Facilitators of Convergence Really Simple Syndication Open APIs Subscription based calendars Twitter Text messaging

Really Simple Syndication

Open APIs

Subscription based calendars

Twitter

Text messaging

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Subscription based Podcasts Blogs News Just about anything that updates with some frequency

Subscription based

Podcasts

Blogs

News

Just about anything that updates with some frequency

Open APIs Application Programming Interface Services publish publicly how to include their tools within your application Or how to include your application within their service Facebook Apps are a great example

Application Programming Interface

Services publish publicly how to include their tools within your application

Or how to include your application within their service

Facebook Apps are a great example

Calendar Subscriptions Enable services to publish to your calendar. I subscribe to: GTDAgenda Onforce.com ReQall Titans Schedule US Holidays

Enable services to publish to your calendar.

I subscribe to:

GTDAgenda

Onforce.com

ReQall

Titans Schedule

US Holidays

Twitter Short (140 character) subscription based messaging system Used for social networking Can also be used to request services Can also provide easy way to update captive crowd Accessed via SMS, the web, or other services It is an incredible message bus

Short (140 character) subscription based messaging system

Used for social networking

Can also be used to request services

Can also provide easy way to update captive crowd

Accessed via SMS, the web, or other services

It is an incredible message bus

What does the future look like Even more interactivity Ways for two way communications You pick the services You pick the interface

Even more interactivity

Ways for two way communications

You pick the services

You pick the interface

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