Communication from 2006 onwards

Well dear reader, what has been happening..?

I recently came across an article from a young up-and-coming chap by the name of Bill Gates who was talking about how communication in the future will be an integrated version of what we have already have available to us today.

He mentioned the scenario of trying to contact someone…

You phone them from your desk – they are not there so you leave a message
You phone their mobile – no answer so they get a second message
You e-mail them telling them the same message for the 3rd time!

Then when they pick up their messages they repeat the process only in reverse..!

Young Bill’s suggestion in to combine email, VOIP, IM and free / busy information into one service presumably giving users one number / email address / username that stays with them wherever they are. With the introduction of wider wireless zones and smarter smart phones this is a real possibility for the near future.

Billy went on to mention that he pays particular attention to new, fresh out of college, graduates and how he feels that they drive the way forward with their demand for ever quicker information and the fact that email is just not quick enough.

Someone commented to me the other day about how the new generation is dealing with the inevitability of information overload – they felt that young people were developing a natural speed reading skill that allowed them to filter out the rubbish from the useful – I guess that this could be evolution in action!

Till next time dear reader – and I use this in the singular sense as I am sure that no one has ever read this!!!!

Vis.