Real Time: Fad or Foundation
May 11, 2009
Ben Parr wrote “Is Real Time the Future of the Web?” I had not considered this question because moving one mode of communication from a traditional telephone to a mobile device with a keyboard is part of the hybridization and diffusion of technology that characterizes “cut and paste” innovation. Mr. Parr raises some interesting questions in his article here. The one that intrigued me was, “Is it [real time information] sustainable?” On the surface, the answer is, “Yes.” After some reflection, I think that the emergence of text mining, predictive analytics, and comprehensive surveillance may have a significant impact on certain types of real time information flows. The Hawthorne Effect may have a side and backspin which causes certain changes in information behavior. The examples I am thinking about include:
- Bad guys using non monitored channels in order to remain outside the real time flow; for example, hire a person to deliver a coded message
- Teens using F2F (face to face) communication for important information such as the kid with parents away for the weekend
- Executives discussing deals by walking down a noisy sidewalk in a metro area.
Check out Mr. Parr’s approach. I will keep thinking about how certain communication methods may make real time online communications unattractive.
Stephen Arnold, May 10, 2009
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“Real time” seems like the trickling down of real time financial info technology into the consumer sphere. And you may need 2000 computers and a mainframe BlackRock-style to keep track of it all. Normal mortals will get stuck in the trees and lose sight of the forest. My guess is when an eschelon-like application appears to mine and harvest it, people will avoid it.
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