Isn't it funny how everything these days is about interacting online? When I first started my blog I thought it was all about gaining a readership, but really for a blog to be successful, people are supposed to comment and even more important, they are supposed to talk about your blog in their blog. Yesterday I mentioned a web TV service that looked interesting, http://www.hulu.com/. I went to another online programming site today http://www.joost.com/ and on their website they say:
Play with your feed
You can sit back and watch on
your own if you'd like, or you
can jump and get involved.
Chat, IM, share, rant and rave
freely - horsing around is
encouraged.
Of course video games are ahead of the curve and there are all kind of online games with tons of interaction with people you don't know. Second Life makes you a part of a virtual world. On some of these different systems, you can buy virtual items with real money. Need some cool clothes for your character? Get out the credit card.
Where is this all leading us? And what about those who get left behind because they can't afford the latest technologies? What will the life of someone who gets left behind be like in comparison to someone who adopts all these new technologies 20 years from now? Will there be scholarship programs in online worlds to allow those without the means to enter that world?
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