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It seems to be the first in a series of blog posts about the distributed web as it sits now. > This is the first post in a series. We’ll introduce projects tha
by hardwaresofton 8y ago
It seems to be the first in a series of blog posts about the distributed web as it sits now.
> This is the first post in a series. We’ll introduce projects that cover social communication, online identity, file sharing, new economic models, as well as high-level application platforms. All of this work is either decentralized or distributed, minimizing or entirely removing centralized control.
I do agree they're making up a term, but naming/phrasing can change/shift dialogs and the default perspective and is actually important. Whether it's a good use of their time is another thing.
- simen 8y agoIt's a terrible name. Many of these projects have nothing to do with the web (the three concrete examples cited were two filesharing protocols and one cryptocurrency, none of which are about serving websites). And it's awkward to say.
- Razengan 8y agoIt's bringing horrible flashbacks of when "blog" was forced upon us; an ugly, dumb-sounding term that I still try not to acknowledge. "D-net" might have been better.
- krapp 8y ago"Vlog" is even worse. It sounds like someone's about to vomit.
- MrEldritch 8y agoTry actually pronouncing "Dweb." Say it a few times. Really get that mouthfeel. "Vlog" almost sounds cool in comparison.
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- falcolas 8y agoThere's no need to make it one syllable: de-web works well enough for me.
- MrEldritch 8y agoHonestly, after looking over it a few times, I figure "D-Web" is how it was probably intended to be pronounced anyway, and sounds fine.
- rapnie 8y agoIt's hard to come up with a well-sounding name that both conveys the concept of 'web' as well as 'distributed / decentralized'. Distrinet? Meshweb? Hmm..
- err4nt 8y agoWhat about "the mesh". Can be used interchangeably with "the cloud".
- rockybulwinkle 8y agoyeah i downloaded that album last night on the _dweeb_
- andyidsinga 8y agothat's exactly how I read dweb at first glance :)
- ken 8y agoThere's no pronunciation guide, so I assume it's pronounced just like "dweeb". Not awkward, but not exactly flattering, either.
- stakhanov 8y agoI agree: For example, when Jim O'Neill came up with the term "BRIC", it set in motion a certain way of thinking about the world economy and the fact that the term "BRIC" travelled so easily meant it was great advertising for him and his idea. But it came as part of a well-reasoned and well-researched article on the subject which contained several ideas that were novel and actually his. But this is just jumping on a bandwagon that's already well on its way and joining the landgrab over who gets to be seen as an important player in the realm by trying to be the one to slap a label on it. -- This is a tactic that's a bit lacking in intellectual honesty IMHO.