Articles by Sean Voisen http://eclipse.sys-con.com/ Latest articles from Sean Voisen Copyright 2008 ECLIPSE DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:04:00 GMT ECLIPSE DEVELOPER'S JOURNAL 10 http://backend.userland.com/rss Viewpoint: Is "RIA" a Ploy to Keep Merriam-Webster in Business? http://eclipse.sys-con.com/read/509695.htmhttp://eclipse.sys-con.com/read/509695.htm Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:00:00 GMT Marketing gurus create new terminology like 'RIA' and 'Web 2.0' in order to force people to engage in new conversations without them dragging along their baggage of ingrained prejudices about what something is or is not. They also do it - I am convinced - to make themselves seem smart. But we should not have to keep inventing new words in order to have these new conversations.