Can we fear the realtime Web already? Here's one way: using the "pushbutton Web" might give some users an advantage over others.
That ReadWriteWeb article touches on Flash trading, Facebook, and computing power, as well as news via mobile devices. It hints at concerns about posthumanism (humans trading against bots) and the digital divide. It also offers this interesting probe:
The question is: will the most important parts of the real time web be open and democratized, or proprietary and shared only with those who can pay a high price for access? That question hasn't been answered yet.
Which might turn the mobile phones vs digital divide question on its head. If phones once reduced the divide, will this way of using them open up a gap for those with resources to buy the combination of hardware and content?
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