The State of the Web: back to the Middle Ages

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Back to the Middle Ages

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Hi! My name is Bart

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I work at webagency Netlash

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The state of the web

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Boring !

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The state of the web

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The future of the web

Where are we heading?

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The future of the web

Of course, it’s a bit like reading Tarot.

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The future of the web

This is just my personal opinion...

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2. Decentralisation

3. Manual labour

4. Craftsmanship

5. Mercenaries

6. ROI is king

1. Atomisation

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2. Decentralisation

3. Manual labour

4. Craftsmanship

5. Mercenaries

6. ROI is king

1. Atomisation

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1. Atomisation

Fragmentation in the smallest possible particles

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1. Atomisation

Portal

Website

Page (permalink)

Article

Microblog (140)

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1. Atomisation

The semantic web?

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1. Atomisation

Everything is getting smaller

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2. Decentralisation

3. Manual labour

4. Craftsmanship

5. Mercenaries

6. ROI is king

1. Atomisation

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2. Decentralisation

Fundamental

Internet is decentralised

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2. Decentralisation

Metcalfe’s Law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe%27s_law

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2. Decentralisation

Fragments?- Blogs, Twitter- Flickr- YouTube, Vimeo, GarageTV- Friendfeed- Tumblr

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2. Decentralisation

Social networks

will decentralise or disappear.

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2. Decentralisation

Back to the village

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2. Decentralisation

3. Manual labour

4. Craftsmanship

5. Mercenaries

6. ROI is king

1. Atomisation

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3. Manual labour

Last century

we’ve automated everything.

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3. Manual labour

Not only our production.

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3. Manual labour

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But also our contacts with

clients.

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3. Manual labour

No more.

Back to the manual labour.

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3. Manual labour

CPM is dead!

Banners, campagns, blast e-mails...Those are the tactics of mass media.

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3. Manual labour

CPM is dead!

The web is: 1 on 1.

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Personal conversations

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3. Manual labour

Marketing on the web:

Personal conversations. 1 on 1.

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3. Manual labour

Marketing on the web:

Personal conversations. 1 on 1.Of course: technology-assisted.

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2. Decentralisation

3. Manual labour

4. Craftsmanship

5. Mercenaries

6. ROI is king

1. Atomisation

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4. Craftsmanship

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(people always like pictures of cute babies)

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4. Craftsmanship

User Generated Content

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4. Craftsmanship

BlogsFacebook, Netlog, NingFlickrYouTubeSoundCloud...

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4. Craftsmanship

Everyone is creating

The means to create are widespread and low-barrier.

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4. Craftsmanship

Revolutionary!

The internet is the first medium where the tool to produce is the same as the tool to consume.

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Take a moment to let that sink in...

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4. Craftsmanship

Craftsmanship gets noticed

When everyone is creating, craftsmanship gets noticed twice as hard.

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4. Craftsmanship

Back to craftsmanship

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2. Decentralisation

3. Manual labour

4. Craftsmanship

5. Mercenaries

6. ROI is king

1. Atomisation

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5. Mercenaries

Decentralisation

Also in companies...

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5. Mercenaries

A fleet of speedboats

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5. Mercenaries

Trends in companies:

- decentralisation- project-based teams- focus on manual labour (skills)- craftsmanship is valued

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5. Mercenaries

Personal Branding

Start working on your personal brand NOW!

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5. Mercenaries

Back to the mercenaries

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2. Decentralisation

3. Manual labour

4. Craftsmanship

5. Mercenaries

6. ROI is king

1. Atomisation

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6. ROI is king

Did they tell you yet?

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There’s a crisis.

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All of a sudden, it’s all about the money again.

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6. ROI is king

ROI: Return On Investment

- measurable- proven results- smaller investments- fast adjustments

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6. ROI is king

ROI: Return On Investment

- measurable- proven results- smaller investments- fast adjustments

-> That’s the internet!

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6. ROI is king

Vive le ROI!

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2. Decentralisation

3. Manual labour

4. Craftsmanship

5. Mercenaries

6. ROI is king

1. Atomisation

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2. Back to the village

3. Back to manual labour

4. Back to craftsmanship

5. Back to mercenaries

6. ROI is king

1. Everything is getting smaller

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Back to...

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Back to the Middle Ages?

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Back to the Middle Ages?

Maybe...

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(Remember: personal opinion)

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Maybe I’m just the jester.

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What do you think?

Tell me on Twitter:@netlash

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Internetdag Arteveldehogeschool - 20/2/2009

Bart de Waelebart@netlash.com

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