RIA - Is it internet or interactive

While reading a blog from Scott Barnes, he makes a very good point on the compelling evidence of the shift the world has taken in the last 5 years.

He questions whether we should be calling RIA, Rich Interactive Applications or Rich Internet Applications.

And I will have to agree with his article.

Why I choose to use Interactive, not Internet in RIA

The company that I am employed for, Aegeon has gone through some radical changes this last 12 months and we are about to unveil our product. As a company we have strived for the whole Web2.0 and Enterprise2.0 solution, and consultation.

What that means in this context is that it is more fitting to have the work interactive rather than internet in RIA, and the reason is the whole Web2.0 experience dictates that it is a better fit.