Kynetx Introduces the Programmable Internet – the Language of the Building Block Web
Several months ago I talked about a concept I call the Building Block Web. It’s the next evolution of platforms, with all different types of services able to communicate with each other and work together. Where Web 2.0 is “the Web as a platform”, the Building Block Web is “the Platform as the Platform.” I […]
Read more...How Does One Compete With This Beast? Here’s How:
As you can tell from this blog, my Tweets, and just about the entire blogosphere, the entire web is talking about Facebook making every website on the web a part of its own network. Basically, with a few lines of code copied into your own website you can immediately have access and share to 400 […]
Read more...What is Your Core?
In a typical Lego set, there is a core set of building blocks that make up the core of the object you are building. My son just got a new Star Wars Tie fighter Lego set. It relies on a few common objects, such as little flat Legos you might see in other sets, but […]
Read more...Twitter Launches Facebook Connect Competitor, @Anywhere
I’ve long talked about the MVC model of the Building Block web. Data Repositories like Amazon Simple Storage, Facebook Data Store, Google Data, and others comprise the Model of this new platform. APIs like the Twitter API, the Facebook server-side APIs, or other REST-type APIs compose the Controllers of this web. Then you have the […]
Read more...Web 3.0: The Building Block Web
Tim O’Reilly is well-known not only for his successful publishing company (which I have written for), but also for his definition of the term, “Web 2.0”, in summary defining the web as a platform, moving from the desktop to the cloud. I’d like to propose we are in the process of taking that one step […]
Read more...Why Kara Swisher is More Wrong About Wronger
Slow news day? Let’s let aside the whole “Web 3.0” vs. “2010 Web” Debate. They’re all just terms after all, right? Let’s focus on something a little more important, like the fact that an established journalist like Kara Swisher can’t use correct grammar in her titles. Let’s look at the definition of “Wronger”: “One who […]
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