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The single most important announcement in the development of the internet this millenium has just been made. Did you miss it? Ok then, for those who did, here it is again: Google puts 3d on the web

I must say, I feel more than a little vindicated by this announcement. For several years my family, friends and colleagues have put up with me raving about how the web will go 3D, and do so hand-in-hand with SketchUp. But have they taken me seriously? And my web designer friends have largely ignored my plea that they go and get 3D educated or at least 3D aware. So yes, I feel a little better now:)

But let me put these portends in plain English. Google is 100% behind a 3D internet experience. A 3D enabled Chrome is now being advertised on the front page of Google, coincidental with the release of the O3D programming interface (Open 3D).  Every web designer and developer now needs to ask themselves “can I afford to ignore this?” or a more pertinent “how long have I got to exploit this before I’m left behind?”

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