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The future of the web. Contextual #do cards

by shauntrennery on 3/27/16, 2:29 PM with 4 comments

The current web is an explicit one. We are forced to hunt down the digital actions we need to complete using search, apps and endless website menus.

Tomorrow's web will be an implicit one. The most relevant actions will magically appear as we go about our day.

One of the fundamental building blocks of this future is a repository of contextual actions. Imagine billions of invisible POSTIT notes that appear because of our context and what we need to do.

http://hashdo.com, an open source contextual card platform, is an attempt to provide this building block.

  • by benjamsmith on 3/28/16, 7:10 PM

    I see serious potential when combining this with a platform/API like https://www.beaconsinspace.com/.

    They provide devs with access to existing beacon infrastructure and structured contextual data.

  • by thecolorblue on 3/28/16, 1:08 PM

    Interesting idea. Do you think these are similar to cards in Google Now? Could this be used for notifications?