Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  It's a Whole New Internet (21 Apr 2005) What will happen when amateurization and folksonomies make their way into enterprise web applications? What happens when IT managers can tag Oracle’s product documentation with their own words? Where will our bookmarks go when the idea of the “webpage” becomes obsolete? Invention inspires invention. Ideas are collapsing into each other, recombining, and having powerful effects. The Internet has always been a medium for democratization, and by reconnecting with our idealism we’re once again uncovering its poetry, nobility, and transformative power. If you’re not yet amazed, inspired, and a little anxious, you might want to consider it. Then get a good night’s sleep and perhaps take a rejuvenating vacation. We’re going to look back at Spring 2005 as a milestone. Watch closely, ladies and gentlemen. Things are about to change in a very big way. Article URL: http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000430.php Read 45 more articles from Adaptive Path sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Accessibility gun for hire     This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy