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sounds like a good way to ruin the web..
Ask HN: If you could change one thing on the Web, what would it be?
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Re: Ask HN: If you could change one thing on the Web, what would it be?
#42Usage and improvement of open standards. We are seeing an increasing number of closed protocols that should be open, such as IP Telephony (video and audio) and instant messaging. All those services could work with each other and increase the size of the market, but instead they work against each other.
If everyone used the same video calling protocol, it would be a lot more popular because the common Joe would be able to use any client they wanted and know it would work with whoever they want to call. Like a telephone. Could you imagine if every telephone network was different and you have to use a Sprint phone to talk to someone who only owned a Sprint phone? It's ludicrous.
Re: Ask HN: If you could change one thing on the Web, what would it be?
#43A relative perspective on print design publishing to internet platform: www.psfk.com/2011/07/cory-doctorow-in-connected-age-what-role-for-a-publisher-today.html
platform agnostic content is losing the relevance. The question- Content platform will bring the change? Does projects like percolate.com prevail against social interaction platforms? Up against: blog.comscore.com/2011/06/facebook_linkedin_twitter_tumblr.html
Re: Ask HN: If you could change one thing on the Web, what would it be?
#44As long as I'm completely absolved from proving feasibility of implementation... A reputation system for domains that are held for a long time and don't piss off users. Videolan.org should show a green dot by it's name. Getvlcforfree.com should have a blinking red one. You earn your domain's credibility over time. Browsers and search engines can be set just not to bother with karmas below 0 (or any given value). Don'…
Could this be implemented by a third party (e.g., Google) with a browser plugin? In fact, e.g. http://www.siteadvisor.com/
Re: Ask HN: If you could change one thing on the Web, what would it be?
#45How about a realistic one that developers could actually do? Take the Google approach and remind/nag everyone to upgrade their browser if it's more than 2 versions old.
For people who don't have admin on their own machines (i.e. many large organizations), that would suck.
Re: Ask HN: If you could change one thing on the Web, what would it be?
#46When you visit a webpage to consume some content, such as a written article, a picture, or a video, that should be the main focal-point of whatever you're doing, and nothing else should be allowed to interrupt or delay you from consuming it. This includes pop-up/hover dialog boxes, advertisements which waist your time, webpages animating their skeleton while you're trying to read now-moving text, grouped-content unne…
Large, reputable company which people already pay a monthly/annual fee to (such as an antivirus service) offers free no-script and ad-block install to customers; something continually updated and intelligently moderated to remove adverts except on sites the user green-lights. Animated and flash-based adverts are the primary targets, while text and static images are left alone. This encourages websites to use these forms of advertising. If a video requires an unskippable video longer than 5 seconds to play before the feature video, a pop-up box with a list of alternate links to the video is generated; again, to push advertisers into short or static advertising.
The average user knows they need an antivirus program, and one brand in particular is recommended above all others because it helps keep the internet 'clean', in a sense.
Re: Ask HN: If you could change one thing on the Web, what would it be?
#47There would be a (mostly) standard keyboard scheme to efficiently navigate and use all sites.
Try Vimium: http://vimium.github.com/
Re: Ask HN: If you could change one thing on the Web, what would it be?
#48There would be a (mostly) standard keyboard scheme to efficiently navigate and use all sites.
Try Vimium: http://vimium.github.com/
That is cool. I tried it when I used Chrome (and got a feature request added IIRC).
But what I meant would be built in and more structurally aware than a top-level link-clicker / scroller.