Posted 11:03 AM by George Siemens
Introducing the Microcontent Client via a Klog apart
Quote: "The microcontent client is an extensible desktop application based around standard Internet protocols that leverages existing web technologies to find, navigate, collect, and author chunks of content for consumption by either the microcontent browser or a standard web browser. The primary advantage of the microcontent client over existing Internet technologies is that it will enable the sharing of meme-sized chunks of information using a consistent set of navigation, user interface, storage, and networking technologies. In short, a better user interface for task-based activities, and a more powerful system for reading, searching, annotating, reviewing, and other information-based activities on the Internet.
Comment: "Must read" article. Searching, aggregating, authoring, using information is the heart of an information society. For myself, these tasks comprise a huge part of my day...yet currently, these are compartmentized - i.e. I search, or I aggregate, or I author...but each requires a different tool/process. What is needed is a tool that allows users to complete information-oriented tasks...effectively and efficiently. As this article highlights, it will not be built on the existing framework of the browser. A new model and approach is needed.

Once you're done reading this article...follow it up with a slightly different view: converged software client