Third Voice Redux Sidewiki
Nothing is really new these days, just reinvented in some other form. I discovered this morning Third Voice, an application launched back in 1999 was an annotation software one could install on their computer and make notes on any site while browsing. It provided an online inline commenting system for it’s user (sound familiar?).
Third Voice failed:
But the seemingly innocuous “sticky notes” gained enemies quicker than users. Launching a grassroots campaign called Say No to TV, some 400 independent Web hosts banded together to gag Third Voice, which they likened to “Web graffiti.”
Quote appears on wired.
According to sources from Wired, owners of the software were unable to finance their venture for the free application and lack of funding was the ultimate downfall of the project. Unfortunately, it may be some time before Google is seeing some financial trouble.
Upon the exit of Third Voice, the application saw a couple hundred thousand users of the application. Of course, you are looking at a time when the internet boom was in it’s real infancy. Many suggest sidewiki will not be used by many, yet if you compare the reach of Google today and the explosive growth rate of those joining the world wide web, I’d be willing to bet sidewiki is well beyond 200,000 users already and probably won’t see a slowdown for quite some time.
Original supporters of the Third Voice seemed hopeful this type of application would reemerge in the future allowing free speech anywhere on the internet and it would seem as though their wishes have come true.
Be careful what you ask for.
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