We're starting to get pretty far out there. We'll have to see if any of
these hopes come to fruition (which is my response to PODcasting or
Talkr - we'll see if it's a lasting impact or a passing fad).
>> Why would people with perfect vision, who have since early childhood
relied on their capacity to see, be more likely to switch to an audio
only browser?
Yeah, that's my point. The web was built primarily to be seen and
clicked on. Can X/HTML be used for other things? Sure. Is it best
suited towards other things? I'm not so sure. It seems to be rooted in
vision-presentation.
>> How is a website different from the example above of notes to a speaker?
Because when you go to a speech or a public reading, you go to hear the
delivery as well as the information delivered. The most popular
speeches that I'm aware of (I'm an American, so Dr. King's "I have a
dream..." and Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" come to mind) are popular
not only for their content, but also for their delivery. We see a
similar thing on the web. There comes a point where the line between
content and presentation becomes blurred - they aren't always
clear-cut. Actually, any web design/marketing 101 resource will tell
you that. X/HTML seems better tailored to presenting the content
visually than anything else. Again, we'll see what the future gives us.
Thanks for the stimulating conversation. I have enjoyed it.
-Nate
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