Oh My God! The Internet is Overwhelming... Again

I am not the first to say it, but I will say it louder. The Internet is completely overloaded!

There is not one single original idea that doesn't find replicators (multiple replicators may I add), leading to an increased number of repeated offers with no significant improvements from one to another. For some time we had two champions to choose from: either MSN or Yahoo! for web portals, Yahoo! or Google for search engines, Expedia or Travelocity for travel. But today, it is a sea of options that seems to have no end, and apparently, this is just the beginning.

The Personal Computer Has Ceased to Exist

Seriously...

I am baffled at the nascent web applications that are simply creating virtual working spaces, thus enabling users to work seamlessly anywhere they go. Personalization is no longer in the machine you are using (at home, office, or school), but on the Internet, allowing users to carry their persona wherever they go.

Applications such as Netvibes were incredibly impressive; a manifestation of the capabilities of Ajax and how it would transform the Internet experience forever. Yet it took me a while to figure out the purpose of these sites, until just recently, when I came across Schmedley (http://www.schmedley.com/). With a stunning visual interface and incredibly useful and simple widgets, it was almost a replica of my Mac's desktop (with dock, animation effects and all).