One foot in the future

The original vision for the web might have been great, but reality is setting in, and now were left picking up the pieces, solving all the dirty little real-world problems.

In response to two recent postings by Andy Mitchell, and Paul Robinson, I’m going to lay out my thoughts on what’s been happening in internet-land of late and why. As flattered as I was to be asked by Andy for my take on events, I was reluctant to write any kind of response. In part because I broadly agree with a lot of points that both Paul and Andy raised regarding the current state of the tech industry however, unlike them, I’m neither surprised or overly concerned about it. Where I think we differ is largely a matter of personal belief and expectations, and I’m not sure that combination makes for a great response. As a subject, it lends itself too easily to personal criticism which doesn’t help anyone. Hopefully I’ve managed to avoid that, and managed to stay on topic too…