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29 May 2006
MicroContent and context
Jeff Jarvis raises the interesting question whether content can live without context. This is not only relevant for content, such as books, but also for MicroContent. My definition of MicroContent is that is does not need context. I should add to this sentence "to be understood". The idea of MicroContent is that it can be read, used, created and exchanged without any context needed.
But naturally as soon as you link to a MicroContent Item, add an Item to your playlist, find an Item, etc, you already have created or used context. But that is not part of the MicroContent Item itself. It seems that people need this context. That is what the web and thus also the MicroWeb is about. So I guess I agree with him, without context no (Micro-)Content. The pointer in your head to the book on your shelf is already context.
[Inspiration Jeff Jarvis]