Internet 3.0?

Photosynth, a prototype that Microsoft has, is the next big thing. Check out the video in the link. The software, like Seadragon, will allow users to browse for images, magazines and even textbook data in a completely different way. This is the newest clip about this technology, but I've heard about it for about a year now. It seems that they've done bigger and better things in this last year.

In the video, there's a section where the presenter mentions that a magazine article had a fake ad embedded into it. This is great, that means that not only will people be able to scan through this archive system of images, but when they come across something interesting, there's a chance of targeting an ad to that user. Another annoying ad, you say. Well, given the scope, it could be done very elegantly and be a reason for companies to actually adopt this technology.

The spatial and panoramic presentation is also fantastic. The users clap when this stuff is presented and it is justified. With simple data from Flickr, they can create a 3D image from all the images. I feel like I'm repeating what the speaker says, but this really allows you to take a tour of a place you've never been to. It's amazing.

The internet is going to be amazing. Very very soon.