Description: André Schraner's Blog about Technology, Economy, Society
I spent a lot of time reading and thinking about the evolution of the web and its impact on economy and society, and I quite often came across the same 2 major topics that I believe to be the 2 biggest challenges and next steps in the evolution of the web:
I will focus on the 1st challenge in this blog post and elaborate the 2nd topic in my next article. As you will see, the 2 topics are of course interlinked when it comes to payment mechanisms currently developing inside social media platforms like Facebook. The social media platforms possess a login and online identity for an increasing number of persons which in the end can be the key success factor for enabling business on the web.
The development of the internet has changed our world quite substantially. Today, everyone on our planet who has access to the internet can publish content, collaborate and share knowledge on a global level. I recently read the book Wikinomics where this evolution process and its huge potential and impact on economy is elaborated in great detail. Wikipedia or great open source software have been collaboratively developed by hundreds of skilled people who each have their own motivation contributing those lar