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Non-technical users have always understood the concepts of: publish (or broadcast), share (or collaborate), and give (or send). The computer world is the one t
by joshuak 12y ago
Non-technical users have always understood the concepts of: publish (or broadcast), share (or collaborate), and give (or send).
The computer world is the one that limited these concepts.
Before web: you can only copy and give.
After web: you can give, or publish.
After cloud: you can give, publish, and share.
I think these concepts should be as well differentiated in the digital world as they are in the physical.
- dropit_sphere 12y agoAgreed. "Share" is an ideologically motivated term.
- robobro 12y agoIsn't it all copying on the web/cloud? Your file isn't lost on your end when you give/publish/share/etc.
- joshuak 12y agoYes a core feature of digital technology is copying it underlies everything. It takes extra effort to 'simulate' not copying i.e. collaboration, and that's why shared document collaboration like google docs etc. has really only showed up recently.