Rumors of the Web's Demise

Wired has declared "the web is dead." We will look at several technologies and information systems that have died (or are on life support) - pigeon post, the area code - and others that are thriving - mobile applications, cable, World of Warcraft - and try to figure out whether the web is going the way of the dodo. Will our grandchildren know what a URL is? We will connect the web to ideas of location and ask: what is the meaning of place, in the digital age?

Speaker: Roy Bahat

Room 202