Kids these days
What happened to the old, existing protocols for everything? Why did JSON and Web 2.0 replace lightweight protocols for chat, discussions, and communication?
| For: | …we already had: | …but everyone’s moving to: |
|---|---|---|
| Chat | IRC, talk, Jabber (or AIM, if you must) | Meebo, Facebook Chat, Campfire, Chatterous |
| Discussion | Usenet, email, elists | Google Groups, Wikis, Plurk |
| Status | .plan files, Jabber status | Twitter, Plurk, Facebook status |
It’s not that the new alternatives aren’t necessarily any good (though some of them are missing features or tend to be unavailable), but that their functions already existed, for the most part. Strange.
Andy
Edit: Added Chatterous. Also, okay, “Y’all these days.” As apparently many of y’all aren’t kids.
I wonder how you’re defining “kids”.
Comment by JackieB — 7/4/2008 @ 2:22 pm
You’re one up on tommy… I’m mostly on the left side there. I use some of the others like facebook chat because most people go on facebook more than AIM or the like. I use AIM by the way, it’s better than meebo, for my purposes anyway, I like to send photos and songs and videos, and damn the people using meebo! no pictures for them!
and prior to facebook i never did any status except occasionally on DeviantArt.
Comment by A Match Keel Kiwi — 7/7/2008 @ 8:03 am