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The Slow Web

Real-time interactions happen as they happen. Timely ones, on the other hand, happen as you need them to happen. Some real-time interactions, like breaking news about an earthquake, can be timely. But not all timely interactions are real-time. Iโ€™d argue that most are not. And where the Fast Web is built around real-timedness, the Slow Web is built around timeliness.

Real-time interactions happen as they happen. Timely ones, on the other hand, happen as you need them to happen. Some real-time interactions, like breaking news about an earthquake, can be timely. But not all timely interactions are real-time. Iโ€™d argue that most are not. And where the Fast Web is built around real-timedness, the Slow Web is built around timeliness.