The buzzword you hear a lot in the software and internet industry is Real-time…. everything needs to be real-time, from real-time conferences to real-time servers to real-time search engines etc etc…

The real-time web is often described as the latest iteration, the new Web 2.0 or the next evolution of the internet largely due to the adoption of internet across PC’s, mobile and net books.

To get a better understanding of real time web we just need to step back and put things into perspective. New or Non users of Facebook/Twitter or other social media site commonly dismiss status updates like, “About to have a coffee” “Going to see a movie.” “Getting ready for my 3K swim”. However when someone says he’s going to see a movie in the office pantry this is not seen as trivial or a waste of time. They separate the real-time experience of conversation from the indexed, archived Internet.

And that’s exactly it. The value of the real-time web is valuable only in the moment it’s being experienced. The real-time web compliments your existing traditional internet experience. We are already using the internet in 2 different ways but the lines are “blurred”. (more…)