The Real-Time WebHeading to instant information...

03/29/2010 - ENSEIRB-MATMECA

« Simple Online Publishing Technology Has Revolutionized How Information Spreads Around The Globe –The Power 

Has Shifted To The Participants. » 

IntroductionThe Revolution

– Jeremiah Owyang

The 3 phases of Web evolution

✔ Media Websites✔ Homepages✔ Corporate Websites

1997 - 2001The Publishing Web

→ Unilateral information

2001 - 2007The Social Web✔ Social Media (Facebook, Myspace, ...)✔ Blogs, wikis

→ Many to many conversation

2007 - NowThe Real-Time Web✔ Conversational Medias (Twitter, Facebook status, Jaiku, Identi.ca, etc...)✔ Mobile apps (push on iPhone, etc)

→ Instant conversation & diffusion

Definition

« ...also called « Instant Web » is a set of technologies  and  practices  which  enable users  to receive information as soon as it is published by its authors, rather than requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. »

Whatizit ?The Real-Time Web...

– Source : Wikipedia

✔ « If you don't come to the information, the information will come to you »✔ Different kinds of data : Text, images, videos, relationship data or location data...

Whatizit ?The Real-Time Web...

✔ Twitter✔ Push on smartphone (ex: iPhone)✔ Sport apps (live events)✔ Google Real-Time Search

Whatizit ?Concrete examples

So, what does it change ?

✔ Faster information spreading✔ Information anywhere (thanks the mobile Web)✔ Citizen Journalism✔ Spotting mistakes easily

So What ? Advantages

✔ Overinformation✔ Is information to be trusted ?✔ Rumours spreading as fast as real pieces of news

So What ?New issues

✔ Iran revolution✔ The French elections case✔ Michael Jackson / Haïti seism✔ The Huddson plane crash✔ Carla Bruni's « affairs »

So What ?Study cases

What about journalism ?

Hot Point ?The information l i fespan

✔ Always the first on place (citizens = sensory organs)✔ Experts can easily react on a particular subject✔ Their point of view can be quickly & easily shared

Hot Point ?The cit izen journalist

✔ Has to verify the information✔ Collect data & contact people✔ Drives further investigation✔ Can (must?) participate to thissharing symphony too !

Hot Point ?The professional

✔ They're not in competition✔ A complementary treatment of information✔ Necessity to dismantle the fearof misinformation

Hot Point ?The conclusion

What happening next ?

✔ Instantaneous/exclusive information✔ Ubiquity✔ Spontaneity✔ Proximity✔ Huge potential audience✔ Counter-balanced information

What Next ?That i t brings us

✔ Journalism✔ Privacy✔ Information filtering

What Next ?That has to be redefined

✔ Real-time search✔ Augmented reality services✔ Localisation-based applications✔ And so on...

What Next ?That is coming soon

Any questions ?

EndThe

Thanks for listening!Guillaume Guérin alias Deeder

http://www.deeder.frhttp://www.libert-fr.com