[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“In the Internet age, people want information packaged like fast
food: served instantly, hassle-free, and in bite-size (or is that
byte-size?) morsels. Indeed, to feed the impatient and hungry
masses, even the most modest Web site is now expected to serve a
diverse menu of fast-fact formats:
- “RSS is your pizza guy, bringing fresh-baked data right to your
door.- “The weblog is your local Chinese take-out, delivering your
favorite spicy dish.- “The forum is the neighborhood potluck (or perhaps more aptly,
the food fight scene in ‘Animal House’).- “And search is like all-you-can-eat night at your local
cafeteriaplex: Just fill up your plate with anything your heart
desires, time and again, so long as your gullet–and your
chair–hold up…”