[Sigia-l] IA research?

[Peter VanDijck]

> > And if there is hardly any research, then does that mean our profession
> > is getting stuck?
> Hi peter,
> I'm curious ... what do you use research for as a consultant?

To question our assumptions, and to expand our understanding.

> I am curious as to what is meant by "stuck"? Could it be that the
> medium is stuck. 

Nah, I don't think so. It's only like what, 10 years old? A mere baby!
We've only scratched the surface. Compare with other mediums like TV,
photography, radio, the glossy magazine. All of those have gone through
many growth curves where the language of the medium was being expanded,
and some continue to do so.

> In your original message you mentioned the web as the
> platform you were interested in. It basically hasn't changed in 7
> years as a platform. W/o growth it is starting to feel stuck indeed. 

I don't think it's the limitations of the technology, I think it's a
lack in our understanding of its unique strenghts. (Consider: blogs only
took of recently). That's why I want that research, to go to the next
level.

Peter