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Speaking of asynchronous

March 27, 2007

How do you provide a useful, usable, and compelling web experience to users who live beyond the web’s reach?
It’s hard to imagine in today’s “always-on” internet existence, that there are still parts of the world that have an internet that’s always off. Developing nations either lack the funds, infrastructure, or geography to implement widespread [...]

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As Asynchronous as I Wanna Be

March 22, 2007

Back in the day, real-time communications were rare. Only when you were face to face with someone could you conduct a synchronous conversation. Other than that, communications were pretty send-and-wait in nature: send the messenger and wait for his return (and hope he doesn’t get killed), send the letter and wait for [...]

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