Frustration over congestion issues in the Internet infrastructure and the high latency that results in slow browsing has led to an alternative, pejorative name for the World Wide Web: the World Wide Wait Speeding up the Internet is an ongoing discussion over the use Other solutions to reduce the World Wide Wait can be found where?. The ideal Web response times are
• 0.1 second (one tenth of a second). Ideal response time. The user doesn't sense any interruption.
• 1 second. Highest acceptable response time. Download times above 1 second interrupt the user experience.
• 10 seconds. Unacceptable response time. The user experience is interrupted and the user is likely to leave the site or system.
Now if we go back a few years 10 seconds to wait for a task was acceptable, now however we are in hurry for the next task. This has nothing to do with age accept with age you have more knowledge and the knowhow how to use it with care.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 18 apr 2010
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Tom,
ReplyDeleteI find it fascinating how our response to time has changed dramatically over the years. We have seen various elements in our daily life change as our desire for immediacy has grown tremendously.
I find this change quiet disappointing as we no longer "stop to smell the roses", this on the go mentality suggests that we receive a vast amount of information but do not necessarily retain it. So what good is that?
We have gone from
home cooked meals -> fast food/frozen meals/2 minute dinners
written letters -> e-mail/SMS/BBIM/online messenger systems
travel -> express buses/trains/ferries
Even take a look at the Internet and how we get our messages have changed.
Desktop computer -> laptops/mobile phones/iPods/iPhones/iPad etc
I question if the introduction of faster technology has changed our lifestyles or if our lifestyles have developed this need.
Don't make me wait forever for your response ( :) hahaha!)
Kellisa
While you're waiting for Tom to respond I'll throw in my two half-pennies.
ReplyDeleteYour post reminded me of how in the 1950s people thought the new boom in technology (washing machines, vaccums etc.) would result in people in the future (now) only having to work 15-20 hours a week and spending most of their time relaxing with their wonderful gadgets and gizmos. The reality is that working hours if anything have increased and continue to do so, and people have less leisure time than ever before.
Why is this, is it because with all the new things people need to have to have what is considered a normal lifestyle, they must work longer to get it; or is it people realized the potential to squeeze more time and revenue out of employees granted by new technologies?
I remember accessing the Internet in the 90s in my childhood, I remember the funny little dial-up noise and waiting 1-2 minutes for a page being normal. I also remember having to make sure no one was on the phone when you used it. I honestly prefer the newer faster internet, waiting longer for something to load just wastes time. But, my new Internet is provided by a wireless router in my house, and sometimes it cuts of in the middle of-
just kidding. But my new Internet is less relaible than my old dial-up, because it is wireless in a big house. However if I used a direct internet connection the new technology would have no problems with reliability. So overall the new Internet speeds are better. It’s true that people probably flip internet pages like TV channels- that is too much, but it is up to us to appreciate our time on the Net and ‘smell the roses’ by finding sites we enjoy and spending time sending messages to friends instead of just sending meaningless messages.
I think the increased convenience experienced in life is a good thing, but we must learn to appreciate our communication mediums and those whom we communicate with. If we can do that, we have a greater power than ever before to control our leisure and communication time and use it effectively.
Grish