Video Games Live: Facebook wins

[ob_v]

I just came back from the Video Games Live Concert. Very good stuff if you're a smelly video games nerd and wonder what a real orchestra looks like and how it sounds when they play Mario theme. Also, I was surprised and impressed they simply said on stage that you just have to subscribe to their fan group on Facebook. No "if you would like to

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[anonymous]

There's an article that expands on that notion and shows the potential consequences.

[ob_v]

My main point is that it's interesting to see that you can now express things that are technically complex, using non-technical language, in a simple way that works across different cultures and that recipients of this information can remember without being freaks.

Also, the article misses a point: URLs can't really stop existing on the web. It's like saying that wheels will disappear on cars just because you don't have to keep their existence in mind while you're driving. Furthermore, there's a parallel move to make everything bookmarkable (Gmail or Google Reader allow that, for example: URLs are meaningful and reusable in a given context).

I just don't buy the argument according to which things were better when they were too complicated for non-nerds. This attitude doesn't lead to cheap Internet access and websites hosting something else than RFCs and porn.

[anonymous]

Wow... !
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[anonymous]

I think you're missing the point of the article: making access easier, in general, equates to potential loss of control. It's irrelevant whether you consider that a good or a bad thing, it just is.

"URLs can't really stop existing on the web": sure they can!

Of course that wouldn't really be the web we know (just like "the web" redefined "the internet"), but once you have hidden the URL, you can make it disappear "for ease of use". That's partly what Flash is about, which doesn't stop many people from calling Flash apps "web sites".