Ubiquity in the Internet Age

"The notion of everywhere has changed too. It's not just about every desktop anymore. It's about every Internet-enabled device: cell phone, desktop, laptop, tablet, palmtop, PDA, Tivo, set-top box, game console, and so on.

Everywhere also includes being on web sites you've never seen and in media that you may not yet understand....

So how does a company take advantage of these properties? There are three pieces to the puzzle as I see it:

1. do something useful really really well
2. put the user in control by allowing access to your data and services in an easy and unrestricted way
3. share the wealth

It sounds simple, doesn't it? Unfortunately, there are very few companies who get it. Doing so requires a someone with real vision and the courage to make some very big leaps of faith." [Jeremy Zawodny's Blog]

All of this holds true for libraries, too, which is one reason I believe RSS is going to be very important for us. Look at Jeremy's list. Libraries are great at 2 of the 3 things, but we're miserable at the third. We need to change that, and soon.