Browser Tabs: What is the next step?
Just over a week ago I came across an article that lead me to learn about the Mozilla Summer 2009 Design Challengewhich I found rather interesting. According to the contest site, it is quite common for people to have 20+ browser tabs open. When I first read that, I could barely believe it, but then I thought about my web browsing habits along with the habits of others that I know.
The truth is that although tabs did it for everyone in the past, now people are beginning to grow beyond them and need a solution. Sure, there are plugins to organize your tabs, or stack them, but that really isn’t solving the problem. It comes down to the amount of clicks you need to get to a different tab. So how do we overcome tabs in the browser window of tomorrow?
Well, I do have an answer. As we’ve heard of the Biologist here and here, her other half is a designer and another great friend of mine. He and I went out for some beverages and discussed some possible ideas to submit into the contest. As soon as we submit our idea, you can be assured that I will be adding a post about it.
Until then, I suggest anyone out there try and find a solution to the problem. Not because this is exceptionally important for the future of the Internet, but more because it is an interesting problem to think about. This problem really forces you to think outside the box of what you are accustomed to, and because of that you need to explore possibilities that may seem far fetched. The thing is, that is the point. Innovation doesn’t come from doing what everyone else does. It comes by throwing out ideas that appear to make no sense, or seem really quite crazy. Without innovation, technology becomes stagnant. Sometimes you need to shake things up a bit just to see what happens.
Catch you on the flip side.
Hey I love your style I will subscribe for your feed please keep posting!
How about intelligent prediction tabs?