ThirdVoice is a previous effort at web annotation that died in 2001. Here's a excellent analysis from my friend and collaborator, Joe Solomon, on ThirdVoice and what it means for Rayt:
Mary -
Your idea (Rayt) has really stuck with me and I've been discussing it with friends and even brought it up @ AspirationTech's latest eAdvocacy conference!
What I found out:
A group tried to create a similar model akin to Rayt's in the late 90s. A Wired article from 2001 summarizes it pretty well:
"In 1999... launched Third Voice, a free browser plug-in that allowed Web surfers
Mary -
Your idea (Rayt) has really stuck with me and I've been discussing it with friends and even brought it up @ AspirationTech's latest eAdvocacy conference!
What I found out:
A group tried to create a similar model akin to Rayt's in the late 90s. A Wired article from 2001 summarizes it pretty well:
"In 1999... launched Third Voice, a free browser plug-in that allowed Web surfers