The telephone is the best metaphor for the Web : Analysis

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Article \|	The telephone is the best metaphor for the Web http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9705b.html
Date \|	15 May 1997
Words \|	969

Back Links \|	8
Usenet Links \|	6

Page Links \|	8
UseIt \|	integrate the Internet and television ALERTBOX 15 Feb 1997
	low bandwidth ALERTBOX 01 Mar 1997
	more value from the combined effect ALERTBOX 15 Apr 1997
	atypical examples ALERTBOX 01 Jun 1997
	advertising model will fail on the Web ALERTBOX 01 Sep 1997

Other \|	telephony has horrible usability characteristics
	Web is not like TV
	Web will have much lower production values

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