Dependence on telephone numbers killing growth
It does not seem a stretch to argue the world wide web would not have gained juggernaut status if navigation required "dialing" IP addresses. The inability of VoIP to move beyond telephone numbers represents a key a source of friction. There simply exist too many numbers to remember. Telephone numbers presume devices with keypads. They make it impossible to guess a number as can easily happen in the case of website URL's. The search process regarding telephone numbers is cumbersome relative to search services available for the web. No one carries around an address book of websites. People do carry around the cell phones to avoid the need of remembering telephone numbers, but these lists remain tied to the device (and disappear if the device fails.)
posted by Daniel @ Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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