> From: Ivan Sergio Borgonovo[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
>
> Technology as CSS, JavaScript, DHTML aren't anymore in their
> childhood (well on the Net time scale).
> I tend to classify these things under two category: control over
> aspect and dinamic contents.
>
Hi, Ivan -- I'd argue that CSS and DHTML are still in their childhoods
[elementary school and pre-school, respectively] -- JS is probably a
teen now <g>.
I'm trying to figure out what you mean by "control over aspect" v
"dynamic content." Frankly, I think a lot of "control over aspect" needs
to be left in the hands of the end user -- what rez, color settings,
font, font size, etc. that they prefer to match their personal needs.
> I see the "dinamic contents part" as just a means to transfer part of
> the "input processing/interface" on the client side rather than on
> the server side (eg: form validation, menues, lists etc...).
>
??? Are you saying that you'll serve up different pages (control aspect)
based on input from the client?
> There is a lot of material out there on the internet, people who want
> to show their cat (I'm one of those),
or motorcycle <g>....
Your questions:
> What does really make internet different from TV?
- breadth and choice ... i can read/see what I want when I want, not
when a TV exec decides to post a program head-to-head with another one
(with the exception of "live" events) ... and I think there is more
"good" stuff on the Net than on TV (but I'll admit to being extremely
biased against TV in general).
> Do you think that it's "moral" to follow the way of flashing idiots
> sites?
Don't know about "moral" but would dub it "stupid."
> Do we ever will succede in selling toothpaste?
On the net? Why? Here [stateside] I can buy toothpaste at a pharmacy,
gasoline station store, grocery store, department store, airport vending
machine .... why would i want to order it and have it shipped to me?
that is one of the key things about net commerce (which few seem to talk
about) .. the need to ship the item(s) and thus the lack of instant
gratification that many Americans associate with "shopping" as a way to
fill a psychological void.
> Who is using internet to sell something?
>
> How are you using the internet now?
>
> This are my answers.
>
<snip>
> Am I right? Who is using the internet now? What is looking for?
>
> Well I'm using the internet to get informations, to communicate and
> if I'll find something that interest me, to buy (but I'll continue to
> buy
> in the stores toothpaste, at least I'll look for information on the
> different brand of toothpastes)
>
good point -- info about why I should buy one toothpaste
(metaphorically) over another.
remember, though, research bears out that consumers dont' do a lot of
research for items where there isn't a lot of risk associated with the
purchase. there is NOT a lot of risk associated with buying a tube of
toothpaste for $1.98! and if that purchase price constitutes a risk,
then that person is unlikely to have the assets necessary to have a
computer and be online anyway!
> I think that items that cost to few and are of too general use won't
> be selled directly on the internet (distribution costs).
>
Agreed.
> I haven't seen a site that I find useful and that use "new client side
>
> technology" and have a very sophisticated design.
>
Agreed. My experience is, in general, that they are showcase sites for
the developer. <shrug>
> "Last" problem accessibility...
> Since there won't be good reason I think that people as Javilk won't
> use a "modern" browser and I'll continue to surf with JavaScript off.
> And we cant forget there are people that cant decide (they don't
> know or they really can't) how to browse a site.
>
Agreed -- the net just highlights the fact that we are all individuals,
doesn't it? Mass market is truly abandoned ....
> Do you think these "new technologies" have a future?
> So will/should we support/develope for these "new technologies"?
> Do you think browsers developers are following the right direction?
>
I think the technologies have a future, but it's not "just around the
corner." There's bandwidth to be dealt with -- consumer education -- how
to 'package' sites for PDAs <?> ....
I think you use the technology appropriate for your client and their
audience(s).
Browser developers -- what direction? I just wish DHTML meant the same
thing to all -- maybe Opera, if it toes the line with W3C, will bring
some balance to this stuff.
Kathy
> Kathy E. Gill
> DCAC/MRM Production Visibility Support -- 425.234.2004, pager
> 425.568.0195
> Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being
> happy. ~ Robert Anthony (American educator)
>
> Microsoft Exchange: the perfect name for its users' greatest desire!
>
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