Abstract:
The arc of development of push technology has been an interesting one to chart. In
1997, it was the hot topic. In late 1998, it was pretty much trashed as tired, not
useful, "a solution in search of a problem." In 1999, push, sometimes under an
assumed name, found a place in companies and intranets, having metamorphosed
into something people could actually use. Public libraries are beginning to use it
too, as we shall see.
